DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING TO APPLY GENERAL SEMANTICS: TRANSCRIPT OF A RECORDING OF ALFRED KORZYBSKI.

The article presents a transcription of a lecture entitled "Difficulties in Learning to Apply General Semantics," delivered by semanticist Alfred Korzybski to student Kenneth Keyes at the Institute of General Semantics in Lime Rock, Connecticut, October 19, 1947. Korzybski discusses Pavlov's bequest...

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Published in:	ETC: A Review of General Semantics Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 128 - 145
Main Author:	HAUCK, BEN
Format:	Speech
Published:	Institute of General Semantics, Inc. Apr2011
Subjects:	Korzybski, Alfred, 1879-1950 Institute of General Semantics (Organization) General semantics Scientific method 21st century (Literary period) Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich, 1849-1936
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Summary:	The article presents a transcription of a lecture entitled "Difficulties in Learning to Apply General Semantics," delivered by semanticist Alfred Korzybski to student Kenneth Keyes at the Institute of General Semantics in Lime Rock, Connecticut, October 19, 1947. Korzybski discusses Pavlov's bequest to students devoting themselves to science, including the ideas of gradualness, modesty, and passion. He also discusses his book "Science and Sanity," and scientific methods of research and application.