>Date: 07 Sep 95 10:45:28 EDT >From: "Marjorie Zelner, IGS" <73374.662@compuserve.com> INSTITUTE OF GENERAL SEMANTICS CATALOG BY KORZYBSKI: ============= Alfred Korzybski, Manhood of Humanity, 1921, 2nd ed.(1950). With additional materials: three papers by Korzybski including "What I Believe" (1948), "Author's Note" from Selections from Science and Sanity (1948), "Some Non-Aristotelian Data on Efficiency for Human Adjustment" (1941); "Korzybski's Concept of Man" by Cassius J. Keyser, and "A Memoir: Alfred Korzybski & His Work" by M. Kendig. Foreword by Edward Kasner, lviii + 326 pp. $21.00* Korzybski's new functional definition of humans as a time-binding class of life and its implications. Alfred Korzybski, Time-Binding: The General Theory. Two papers, 1924-26, 9th printing (1979). 85 pp. $5.95* A bridge between manhood of humanity and science and sanity. Early formulations later developed into "General Semantics." Very forthright style, more aphoristic and pithy (and sketchy) than expanded science and sanity. Alfred Korzybski, Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics. 1933, 5th Ed., 1993. Preface by Robert P. Pula. (1993). c + 806 pp. $34.95* (Shipping US 1 copy $2.75, additional copies $2.00 each. Foreign Book Mail $4.50) The fundamental, irreplaceable exposition of general-semantics. In this work Korzybski developed important lines of thought neglected by subsequent authors. Alfred Korzybski, General Semantics Seminar. Transcription of notes from lectures given at Olivet College, 1937, 2nd Ed. (1964), viii + 96 pp. $8.95* Twelve lectures given to college students on general-semantics theory, backgrounds, and applications. Korzybski caught 'live.' Retains much of the warm anecdotal flavor of his platform manner. Minimal editing. Alfred Korzybski, Selections from Science and Sanity. Compiled by G. E. Janssen. Introductory note by author (1948), 7th printing with additional material (1972), xvi + 286 pp. $10.95* Arranged by Guthrie Janssen to give a more 'teachable' presentation. Some material and all of Book III is omitted. Intended for 'beginners' but not watered down. The text is all Korzybski's own. Alfred Korzybski, Le Role Du Langage Dans Les Processus Perceptuels. Translation by George Psheradsky of Chapter 7 in the book Perception: An Approach to Personality (Ed. Blake & Ramsey, Ronald Press, 1954, now out of print), 44 pp. $4.75.* A French translation of Korzybski's masterful last paper "The Role of Language in the Perceptual Processes," reprinted in English in general semantics bulletin number 36. An excellent final summary by Korzybski which can serve as an introduction to the larger work. M. Kendig, Coll. & Arr., Alfred Korzybski: Collected Writings, 1920 - 1950, 1st edition, (1990). xxv + 915 pp. Paperback $45*, Hardcover $55* (Shipping US $4.00 Foreign $6.50) These writings, both public-formal and private-informal, show much of the process of Korzybski's evolving work that eventuated in his principal publications manhood of humanity (1921) and, later, science and sanity (1933), and in his major work in society: the founding of the Institute, lecturing, giving seminars ... taking his message out of the study into the hurly-burly world of the "person-in-the-street." The supplementaries included in the collection pointedly show that after the climactic publication of science and sanity, in another sense his work was just beginning. OTHER AUTHORS: ============== Sanford I. Berman, Ed., Logic and General Semantics: Writings of Oliver L. Reiser and Others. (1992), 212 pp. $10.00 Reiser, a professional philosopher and one of Korzybski's early fellow workers, wrote some valuable material on the philosophical, logical and scientific underpinnings of Korzybski's work. This book includes Part I of Reiser's the promise of scientific humanism and two of his other papers, as well as articles by Berman and others. It provides a thorough, readable account of Aristotelian and non-Aristotelian logics and orientations. D. David Bourland, Jr. and Paul Dennithorne Johnston, Eds., To Be or Not: An E-Prime Anthology. (1992), xix + 185 pp. $14.00 A compendium of discussions of Bourland's extension of Korzybski's concern for the "is of identity." A question: "Do we need to go so far?" Read it and decide. D. David Bourland, Jr. and Paul Dennithorne Johnston, Eds., MORE E-PRIME:To Be or Not:II. (1992), xix + 185 pp. $17.75 As above, more discussions of Bourland's extension of Korzybski's concern for the "is of identity." Francis P. Chisholm, Introductory Lectures on General Semantics, 1944, 14th printing. (1983), vi + 126 pp. $10.95* Focuses on the important contributions general-semantics can make to general education and "the gravity of the problems involved in all science and human evaluation which arise from the necessary limitations of human formulations." Don Fabun, Ed., Communications: The Transfer of Meaning. (1968), 48 pp. $6.00 A popular, colorfully illustrated introduction to some general semantic formulations. William V. Haney, Communications and Interpersonal Relations. Fifth Ed. (1986), xxi + 599 pp. $40.50 Written for use in college courses, management-development seminars, supervisory training programs, adult education classes, and for individual self-study. S. I. Hayakawa and Alan Hayakawa, Language in Thought and Action, Fifth Ed. (1990), 287 pp. $25.50 Influential and well-written study of the role of language in human life. Hayakawa acknowledges his debt to Korzybski and the book has served as many people's introduction to general-semantics. However, the book oversimplifies general-semantics, failing to adequately treat it as a system. An important source of the recurring confusing of general-semantics with semantics. Gregg Hoffmann, Media Maps and Myths. (1993), vii + 141 pp. $15.00 "What happens when a conscientious veteran newspaperman questions many of the assumptions of his profession and looks across disciplinary lines for more effective ways to do his job? In this book Gregg Hoffmann raises many of the questions that trouble him and suggests answers he has found useful." Kenneth Johnson, General Semantics: An Outline Survey. (1972), 44 pp. $7.50 Tightly organized yet readable summary that can serve as either an introduction or review. Kenneth Johnson, Comp., Graduate Research In General Semantics. (1992), 38 pp. $7.00* An updated compilation of masters and doctoral research in general-semantics listing authors, titles, degrees, and citations in "Dissertation Abstracts International" and other sources. Kenneth Johnson, Ed., Thinking Creatically. Foreword by Steve Allen. (1991), xiv + 325 pp. $15.95* Based on papers delivered at a conference at Yale University in 1988, Thinking Creatically exhibits a wide range of sophistication in formulating and applying general-semantics. It can be approached as a sampler of how its twenty-two contributors have struggled with general-semantics "in the trenches" of teaching. Wendell Johnson, People In Quandaries: The Semantics of Personal Adjustment. (1946), 526 pp. $15.00 A model of popularization, one of the finest and most accurate books yet written on the system of general-semantics. Original, simply-written and practical, it has a strong focus on dealing with many forms of unhappiness ranging from mild disappointment to severe maladjustment. Johnson, a psychologist and speech pathologist, taught at the State University of Iowa and had a legendary reputation as a teacher. Must reading! Susan Presby Kodish and Bruce I. Kodish, Drive Yourself Sane! Using the Uncommon Sense of General-Semantics. Foreword by Albert Ellis, Ph.D. (1993), xiv + 194 pp. $11.95* A concise lively introduction to general-semantics, "...it applies Alfred Korzybski's brilliant general-semantics philosophy to its readers' everyday lives and shows them how to live more sanely in a still highly irrational and partially insane world." (From the Foreword by Albert Ellis.) Irving J. Lee, How To Talk With People. (1952), 171 pp. $9.00 A practical guide to human intercommunication, particularly in small groups. Excellent for those involved in committee work, staff meetings, etc. Irving J. Lee, Language Habits in Human Affairs. (1941). 2nd edition 1994. Xxvii + 285 pp. $18* An early popularization of general-semantics that had Korzybski's endorsement ... he wrote the foreword. Lee's presentation is made memorable by his inclusion of many vivid examples and pointed quotations. Irving J. Lee, The Language of Wisdom and Folly. (1977), 371 pp. $14.00 Selections from scientific and philosophic literature paralleling and amplifying works in general semantics. Contains classic essays by Lady Viola Welby, Susanne Langer, William James, Benjamin Lee Whorf and Morris Cohen. Edward MacNeal, Mathsemantics: Making Numbers Talk Sense. (1994), x + 310 pp. $22.95. You can add apples and oranges despite the dire warnings of your second-grade teacher: 1 apple + 2 oranges = 3 fruit. Many people who consider themselves good at numbers often don't understand what they 'mean.' MacNeal addresses the origins of their shortcomings, the serious social consequences, and how mathsemantic deficiencies can be overcome. Catherine Minteer, Words and What They Do To You. (1965) 5th printing (1971), 128 pp. $6.00* The most widely used of all teaching manuals for introducing general-semantics at the junior and senior high school levels. Twelve brief chapters, each investigating a general-semantic principle, each followed by applications of the discoveries made. Mary Morain, Ed., Teaching General Semantics: A Collection of Lesson Plans for College and Adult Classes. (1969), x + 142 pp. $10.00 Interesting, usable lectures, outlines and classroom activities contributed by teachers in colleges, adult education and management training. Mary Morain, Ed., Classroom Exercises in General Semantics. (1980), vii + 142 pp. $10.00 Both teaching general semantics and classroom exercises in general semantics provide lesson plans with exercises and experiments demonstrating levels of abstraction, perceptual processes, extensionality, word magic, etc. Recommended for college and advanced high school courses. Mary Morain, Ed., Bridging Worlds Through General Semantics. (1984), xvii + 347 pp. $15.00 A well-edited and highly readable compendium from the pages of et cetera. Provides excellent background reading in a wide variety of fields. Mary Morain, Ed., Enriching Professional Skills Through General Semantics. (1986), xix + 326 pp. $15.00 A representative collection of articles that have appeared in et cetera, the general-semantics review founded in 1943. Gerard Nierenberg, The Complete Negotiator. (1986), 328 pp. $19.95 General-semantics applied to negotiation by one of the masters of the craft. Gerard Nierenberg, Workable Ethics. (1987,) 110 pp. $14.95 Nierenberg advocates an ethical system based on time-binding. Juliete Nierenberg and Irene Ross, Women and The Art of Negotiating: Techniques For Achieving Success In Your Business and Personal Relationships. (1985), 224 pp. $9.95 A popular yet sturdy discussion of negotiating as a life issue, particularly as it applies to women. Derived immediately from the formulations of Gerard Nierenberg and more remotely from those of Korzybski. The book also should be read by men, not only to gain insights from the abstracting of two feminine experts on negotiating as it affects women, but as a spur to reflect on their own attitudes about a process in which we are all engaged. Well written. William H. Pemberton, Sanity for Survival: A Semantic Approach to Conflict Resolution. (1989), xiv + 137 pp. plus appendices. $11.00 From the foreword: "Pemberton says, 'As a class of life we may never attain perfection.' However, his faith in us comes through as he gives hope and a formula for a better life through improving our communication skills." T. C. Pollock and J. G. Spaulding, General Semantics Monograph III "A Theory of Meaning Analyzed: Critique of I. A. Richards' 'Theory of Language'." Supplementary Paper "The Lexicographer and General Semantics" by A. W. Read, Foreword by A. Korzybski and M. Kendig (1942), xvi +64 pp. $6.95* Especially valuable for its "Foreword" by Korzybski and M. Kendig, including the first printed version and discussion of the 'logical fate' diagram which appears on the cover of the general semantics bulletin. Clear discussion of the consequences of a change in premises. Robert R. Potter, Making Sense: Exploring Semantics & Critical Thinking. (1974), ix +245 pp. $15.00 Lively high school textbook introducing many aspects of general-semantics. Also challenging for adults. For 'semantics' in the title read 'general-semantics.' Potter has come as close as anyone to writing an up-beat 'modern' high school text. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings, including the Structural Differential. Contains many applications, via questioning, to social issues. Thoughtful questions and assignments at the end of each chapter which the adult reader will also find challenging. Marjorie A. Swanson, General Semantics Monograph IV "Scientific Epistemologic Backgrounds of General Semantics." (1959), viii + 81 pp. $9.95* Six lectures given at a general-semantics seminar. Helps to develop an understanding of scientific methods, relates colloidal behavior to semantic reactions, deals with some aspects of epistemology, and discusses the ethical consequences she derives from science. This monograph can be profitably read in conjunction with Book III of science and sanity or as a necessary minimum of scientific awareness without which the student's 'general-semantics' might degenerate into mere 'philosophy,' 'linguistics,' etc. Harry L. Weinberg, Levels of Knowing and Existence: Studies In General Semantics. (1959), 2nd Ed. (1973), xiv +274 pp. $8.95* Engaging discussion by a noted general-semanticist of perennial epistemological, ethical, and aesthetic problems. Some of Weinberg's solutions seem very convincing. Benjamin Lee Whorf, Language, Thought & Reality. Ed. John B. Carroll. (1956), xi + 278 pp. $11.95 Posthumous collection of Whorf's papers relating to 'linguistic relativity,' his controversial theory postulating correlations between linguistic structures and divergent world-views found in different cultures. GENERAL SEMANTICS BULLETIN: =========================== General Semantics Bulletin - The Annual Journal of the Institute. Current issue is Volume #60 available Feb. 1995 - $15. Members of the Institute receive the Bulletin as part of membership. Additional copies for members - $10. Volume #61 to be published in 1995. Back issues of Bulletin available (except #4 through #7, #10 through #13, #16 through #19). Single copy - $15, Members - $10. A set of 32 Bulletins (some are multiple issues) comprising volume #s 1 through 59 (except as noted above) - $240., Members - $160. AUDIO and VIDEO TAPES (Prices include shipping): ================================================ Alfred Korzybski, Historical Note on the Structural Differential. (1947), 35 minute audio tape. $12.95* An informal account by Korzybski of how he came to invent this training aid, and explaining it. An illuminating adjunct to the Structural Differential wall chart. Alfred Korzybski, Intensive Seminar, December 27, 1948 - January 2, 1949. Unedited, 37 hrs., audio tapes, with audio index and illustrations, $200 Korzybski 'whole.' An entire seminar showing the wide range of systematic concerns and human behaviors, including accent, that Korzybski brought to the lecture platform. Irving J. Lee, Talking Sense. From the 1952 television series Of Men and Ideas. Three hour VHS format video tape. $39.95* This three hour black and white video tape was made from the original films, and preserves these excellent introductions presented by Professor Lee. Richard W. Paul, Critical Thinking and The Way We Construct The Meaning of Things. 1987 Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture, presented October 30, 1987, New York City. 98 minute audio tape, $12.95* Richard Paul, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Critical Thinking and Moral Critique at Sonoma State University, has published extensively on "critical thinking." This talk presents his critical views on general-semantics. With this tape we include a written critique, "General Semantics and Science: A Response to Richard W. Paul" by James D. French, which was published along with Dr. Paul's talk in general semantics bulletin, Number 55, 1990. Robert P. Pula, General Semantics Seminar. , 6 one hour audio tapes. $59.95 A weekend seminar in general-semantics with Robert P. Pula. Lively, entertaining and rigorous. Pula has served for many years as the lead lecturer at Institute seminar-workshops. One of the most Korzybskian of post-Korzybskian expositions of general-semantics. Allen Walker Read, Changing Attitudes Toward Korzybski's General Semantics. 1983 Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture, presented November 4, 1983, New York City. 45 Minute audio tape. $12.95*. What influence has Korzybski's work had, and what influence can we expect it to have in the future? Doctor Read, a preeminent linguistic scholar and general-semanticist, presents a personal and historical view of general-semantics that places it in the broader context of intellectual currents. A good example of Read's sharp and forthright presentation style. Highly recommended. OTHER: ====== The Structural Differential Wall Chart (Science and Sanity, Chapter xxv). Lithographed on heavy linen, 40" x 18". Shipped rolled, $15.00* (Shipping $2.50) The central yet simple diagram by which Korzybski pictured the relationships (order, structure) on which his system is built. Allows students to visualize the fateful relations between and among non-verbal processes, silent organismic responses and verbal formulations. Important for teaching and self-study. Mira Edgerly Korzybska, The Time Binder. A full-color museum quality reproduction of the portrait of Alfred Korzybski by his wife. Image size 4 3/4" x 4 1/2". 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