Oct 6, 2021
The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind.
Metaphor, our guest explains, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide an understanding of countless other subjects....
Sep 15, 2021
Today’s book is an almost anthropological examination of the nature of corporate scandal:
Why do values go awry?
What happens when the wrong person gets a big job?
Why is it so tempting to post false profits instead of telling the truth?
How distorting is the prospect of stock market riches?
In retrospect, Enron did...
Jun 3, 2021
This is a book about why people want what they want. It’s based on the notion that, in the end, we will either be masters or slaves of our desires and that we can choose the outcome. True freedom, our guest argues, is the freedom to want what is best for ourselves and for others—and that those need not be different...