Maxioms by Alfred Korzybski
If we consider that all we deal with represents constantly changing sub-microscopic, interrelated processes which are not, and cannot be read more
If we consider that all we deal with represents constantly changing sub-microscopic, interrelated processes which are not, and cannot be ‘identical with themselves’, the old dictum that ‘everything is identical with itself’ becomes in [today’s understanding of the universe] a principle invariably false to facts.
There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us read more
There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.
Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience: (1) Words are not the read more
Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience: (1) Words are not the things we are speaking about; and (2) There is no such thing as an object in absolute isolation.
There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us read more
There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.
In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, read more
In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, something must exist for the symbol to symbolize.