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Alfred Korzybski

Born

in Warsaw, Poland

July 03, 1879

Died

March 01, 1950

Website

http://www.general-semantics.org/

Genre

Philosophy

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Alfred Korzybski was a Polish engineer, mathematician, and philosopher, most famous for creating the theory of General Semantics.

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	Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics 4.39 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 1933 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manhood of Humanity: The Science and Art of Human Engineering 3.97 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1921 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selections from Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics by Alfred Korzybski, Peter Darnell, Kodish Bruce 4.29 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2010 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	General Semantics Seminar 1937: Transcription of Notes from Lectures in General Semantics Given at Olivet College 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Une carte n'est pas le territoire: Prolégomènes aux systèmes non aristotéliciens et à la sémantique générale 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time-Binding: The General Theory 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Writings, 1920-1950 by Alfred Korzybski, M. Kendig 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Lectures on General Semantics 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics Sixth Edition it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manhood of humanity : the science and art of human engineering really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1921 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The map is not the territory.”
― Alfred Korzybski

tags: cybernetics, metaphysics, philosophy

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“There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.”
― Alfred Korzybski

tags: life

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“The objective level is not words, and cannot be reached by words alone. We must point our finger and be silent, or we will never reach this level.”
― Alfred Korzybski, Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics

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