Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington

Tom Cathcart and Dan Klein talked about their book, Aristotle and the Aardvark Go to Washington. In the book they analyze political doublesp… read more

Tom Cathcart and Dan Klein talked about their book, Aristotle and the Aardvark Go to Washington. In the book they analyze political doublespeak by using philosophical understandings of logic and language analysis as well as humor to decipher what politicians and political pundits are talking about. They analyzed recent and past examples of doublespeak. After the talk they answered questions from members of the audience.

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Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington

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Program ID:
203459-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 23, 2008 | 9:59am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Mar 30, 2008 | 3:16am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Feb 23, 2008 | 9:59am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 24, 2008 | 6:57am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 02, 2008 | 5:14pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 03, 2008 | 7:04am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 30, 2008 | 3:16am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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