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Lancaster, pa the science press printing company, 1941. An introduction to nonaristotelian systems and general semantics 5th by alfred korzybski, robert p. In general semantics we are concerned with the sanity of. The title of his epic tome, science and sanity, reflects his thesis that a careful, scientific use of language will guard against the confusion and unreality that words tend to produce. He agreed with the sapir whorf hypothesis that language molds our thoughts. That said, it is the one of the most difficulttoread books i have ever run across. We make sure that our database is constantly expanded and updated so that you can download all the files you need without any problems. Selections from science and sanity download selections from science and sanity ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. One of korzybski s best known slogans is the map is not the territory, and, more specifically, a map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness korzybski 1958, p.
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