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Never meet your heroes. I was a big fan of his work before taking a class with him. He's the rockstar of the cogsci department at Berkeley but he's known as a m
by cbHXBY1D 10y ago
Never meet your heroes. I was a big fan of his work before taking a class with him. He's the rockstar of the cogsci department at Berkeley but he's known as a massive ego and a poor professor.
- Dotnaught 10y agoI took one of Lakoff's classes in 1987 and found his work to be compelling. Metaphors We Live By should be required reading. http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3637992.html http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3637992...
- ktRolster 10y agoHe's the rockstar of the cogsci department at Berkeley but he's known as a massive ego and a poor professor. I don't want to be harsh here, but it might be worth for you to consider that you were also a poor student.
- cbHXBY1D 10y agoSure, it's a fair consideration. But before asking that question you should have just quickly googled some other student opinions. http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=246554 http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=246554