AGS Events in 2006
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meetings
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February
Self reflexiveness
How to use it to reduce
argument, criticism and conflict from a Caro viewpoint
Led by Laurie Cox.
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March
Applications of general-semantics
A hands-on day - Lots of exercises and activities!
Led by David
Hewson.
Seeking
"Unmediated Truth" - "Fiction" in the Pursuit of
"Fact" ?
What is "The
Truth" - If you cannot "know
thyself", how can you "know the World"?
Is it true that "Not
all that counts, can be counted, and not all that can be counted, counts"?
Can we teach
"truth" by devices of "fiction"?
Led by Robert James
May
"Advanced" GS
Post Korzybski research from
"Women, Fire & Dangerous Things" as well as from Meta Psychology.
Led by David Hewson
June
Relationships
between Fact & Theory
How to use it to reduce
argument, criticism and conflict from a Caro viewpoint.
Led by Laurie Cox
Mythology -
Mapping "Fact" or "Fiction"?
All human societies create myths
for mapping reality (RJ assertion!)
Why is it so? Does this
transcend "Scientific method"?
Are myths "fact"
or "fiction"? Why are they so
enduring?
Led by Robert James
August Sun 13th at Gavan's
General-semantics
and human relationships
Our relationships and what
GS can do to help improve them.
Led by David Hewson
"Korzybski,
Jung and the Buddha - A Conversation over Lunch"
Distinguished company,
indeed, but WE played a role!
Some timeless principles
applied to contemporary issues.
We did not expect the
mouthing of platitudes this time.
Led by Robert James
The Effect of
Language on the Nervous System
How to use it to reduce
argument, criticism and conflict from a Caro viewpoint.
Led by Laurie Cox
Procrastination
and some ways to reduce it.
Led by David Hewson
Sunday,
December 3rd
Movie, followed by
discussion
(Updated 10 January, 2007)