Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics 5th Edition by Alfred Korzybski (PDF)

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Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics

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⭐I study mathematics and its applications, particularly physical applications. I read a little theology. I have poor patience for most other reading material. Too much of it seems to be content-free. This book is unlikely anything I’ve seen before. It’s just stunningly insightful. It is one of the very few books I’ve gotten which has content at a satisfying density. That is, the author doesn’t go on and on without saying something important. It is possible to observe that the writing can be repetitive, but I think the repetition is good for me. It emphasizes portions of the learning that I have to have a chance to observe. Although titled “general semantics,” a friend of mine correctly points out that this is really an epistemology. It is really a science of how we know and how we improve our cognitive functions. When he told me that this could revolutionize our schools and our outreach programs to people whose lives have gotten off track, I thought, “How could that be?” But, he was perfectly correct. It is the most powerful and most interesting book of practical philosophy I have ever found. In fact, it would be difficult for me to name another book of practical philosophy just now. This is stunning. I consider it universally useful reading.

⭐The most important knowledge contained in ‘Science and Sanity’ can be found in the preface sections – a number of prefaces, in chronological order, have been included. The prefaces unveil the science of General Semantics, created by Korzybski. The main body of the book then examines various branches of human knowledge through the prism of his concepts, covering areas such as: Anthropology, Biology, Education, Logic, Mathematics, Neurology, Physics and Physiology.Science and Sanity may appear to be a difficult book to read and understand, but this stems from our per-conditioning and flawed perception that doesn’t take into account the role of our senses and the role of the human nervous system in connecting reality and our minds. Like any paradigm shifter, it requires repeated reads, to infuse the mind with a different (better) perception of reality. Once this occurs, your world will never be the same.If you want to better understand yourself and those around you, seriously consider reading this book. If you work as a scientist then every day you spend without having read it will be a waste.

⭐A classic! One of the foundations of Neuro Linguistic Programming. Leads to very clear thinking. A heavy read.

⭐Korzybski’s book can best be described as an epistemological “War and Peace”….just more tedious. However after making the investment in this book some years back I felt like I was bound to find something of value…When you get done you feel like one of those old miners who spends years pulling out just enough gold to pay for the next days work. “Science and Sanity” is really a study in applied epistemology–how we know what we say we know given our human limits. As such Korzybski wanders over several fields of human knowledge but tries mostly to explain everything in terms of semantics of mathematics, science and psychology. The book, or books to be correct are nearly a 1000 pages and after reading it I know why it sat on my shelf for 5 years after it’s initial purchase. It doesn’t help that the preface is written even more poorly, if that is possible, than the rest of the book. After just reading the preface I felt that if I was going to have to pay this much for the book, and learn general semantics- speak, I felt like I ought to have least got the secret handshake and decoder ring. It doesn’t help that the book starts with an ideological diatribe that to this day I still can’t understand. You can also skip the last “book” which discusses calculus, lineratiy, Einstein’s theroy etc. all in general ways that to be honest have only a touching connection to the epistemological arguments set forth earlier in the book.To be generous Korzybski’s book drastically needs an editor. At best this would be a 200-300 page book if the author had known the semantics of clarity and conciseness. After a while you realize that you aren’t reading a book but the unedited notes or gallies as the same points are wearily made again and again, ad nauseum. A few interesting ideas over explained doesn’t justify the cost or time spent on this dry, chore of a book.I read S.I. Hayakawa’s “Language In Action” and Bateson’s “Mind and Nature” first and got the same points in less time and without the tedium of reading someone who writes because he likes what he has to say. Read these two books and if you feel like you’ve really committed some epistemological sin then read Korybski’s mental marathon.

⭐The book is amazing. It has given me so much already and I am reading it actually right now as I’m writing this.

⭐Great product and service.

⭐This book is a classic, although I didn’t find it possible to read it all, not by a long way. However it did help me to understand that there can be alternative ways of looking at the world.

⭐I ordered a copy of Science and Sanity by Alfred Korzybski. I have been trying to get this book without paying a fortune for the last three years. Needless to say, my book arrived in even better conditioned than I had hoped and in good time. I am completely satisfied.

⭐I don’t know how many times I’ve read this book (more than 9), but every time I read it there’s some new I discover.I’m surprised that Alfred is not as widely talked about as he should be, because his ideas are almost everywhere.

⭐I was interested in semantics and “Science and Sanity” is a fully encompassing general text book on the subject. It is a little dated in the terminology however as I have no previous education with semantics or psychology so I find it easy to understand, sometimes hard to read. My only issue was that there is no profile picture of the book to indicate how thick it is… and it’s rather thick, the preface alone is 100 pages lol

⭐Super Zustand.Reibungloser Ablauf.

⭐The book arrived today. Very pleased. Thank you.

⭐The book was delivered on time and as new. I honestly do not know when I will finish reading such a thick book. Perhaps I should have bought the shorter paperback version.

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