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"The reality we manage to get into our heads is largely that reality which is abstracted through our symbol systems."
Anon
Time-binding:
"The uniquely human ability to build on the accumulated knowledge of others, potentially to an exponential degree."
General-Semantics...
" ...teaches us how symbols are related to experience so as to make it less likely that we take too seriously the absurd or dangerous nonsense that within every culture passes for philosophy, wisdom, and political argument."
Aldous Huxley
"Experience
shows that when the methods of general semantics are applied, the results are usually beneficial, whether in law, medicine, business, etc., be they in family, national, or international fields. If they are not applied, but merely talked about, no results can be expected."
Alfred Korzybski
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The Australian General Semantics Society (AGS)
is an incorporated association, first established in 1989 by
Laurie Cox.
We are located in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, Australia. Our resources include:
* Seminars in-oerson and on-line, on the foundations and application
of GS,
* Discussion groups: to participate in further study of General-Semantics,
* A library of hundreds of books, articles, and various media on GS,
* Affiliation and correspondence with the Institute for General Semantics,
* Friendly, energetic, active people leading focussed and engaged
lives.
Meetings are currently held on-line, due to Covid-19 "separation
rules"
For details Contact
AGS
Due to changing circumstances, event schedules may change.
Email reminders are sent about 10 days before each
event.
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Our last seminar: Jaison Tremain's
"Reality - Is Colour Really 'Real'?"
Our next Seminar ...
Saturday 18th February 2023 10am - 1pm Sydney time
"The Exhilaration of the Scientific Method"
Facilitator: Mr Robert James
 Our world is unpredictable
and full of contradictions,
and navigating its
complexities while trying to
make the best decisions is
far from easy.
We will take eight short
lessons on how to unlock the
clarity, empowerment, and
joy of thinking and living a
little more scientifically,
to get the most out of life.
Let's engage with the
world as scientists have
been trained to do. The
scientific method has served
humankind well in its quest
to see things as they really
are, and underpinning the
scientific method are core
principles that can help us
all navigate modern life
more confidently.
We
will consider eg:
* the nature of truth and
uncertainty,
*
the role of doubt,
* the pros and cons of
simplification,
*
the value of guarding
against bias,
*
the importance of
evidence-based thinking,
* ... etc ...
We will
see how the powerful ideas
at the heart of the
scientific method are deeply
relevant to the complicated
times we live in and the
difficult choices we make.
Let's re-discover the
joy of science. It will
empower us to think more
objectively, see through the
fog of our own preexisting
beliefs, and lead a more
fulfilling life.
When:
Saturday 18th
February 2023, 10am - 1pm Sydney time
Friday
17th February 2023, 6pm - 9pm Ohio / New York time.
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Download PowerPoint show for
this seminar
Other
lovely seminars coming up:
* "How Language Shapes
the Way We Think"
https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think/up-next
* Timebinding - its
formulation, implications
and trends.
"Fools say that they learn
by experience. I prefer to
profit by other's
experience." (Bismarck).
An
example of timebinding off
others that have gone
before.
* RJ's un-Pula GS
Glossary (under
construction):
A collaborative project,
incorporating 20 years of
AGS
studies and
discussions.
* Baby Boomers in
Popular Culture
How can we keep
up with technology
and
dynamic culture,
and
engage with our children and
their children?
Are
Korzybski’s extensional
devices sufficient,
or do
we need some new ones?
* Ed MacNeal's
"General Semantics - Then
and Now"
Edward MacNeal
held the position of
executive secretary of the
International Society for
General Semantics in the
late 1940s, works as an
aviation consultant, and has
written several notable
books, including The
Semantics of Air Passenger
Transportation;
Mathsemantics: Making
Numbers Talk Sense; and
MacNeal's Master Atlas of
Decision Making (published
1997).
* Science without Soul
On 13th
November 2020,
IGS
Secretary Vanessa
Biard-Schaeffer
addressed the Italian Senate
for the celebration of the
UN 2020 Philosophy Day,
on the theme “Science
Without Soul.”
* More of Marty
Levinson's 'Modern Fairy
Tales
What
significance can we draw
from these?
Why are the
'traditional' fairy tales so
durable?
Is there a
possible role for new
fictional creations in GS?
* "Examples of GS
Formulations in the Media"
(by
Dion, held-over from 21 May
1999)
Clips from
movies/cartoons/comedy
shows, etc,
that
extensionally show up some
problems
like
fact-inference confusion
(jumping to conclusions) ...
Watch this website, or
Contact AGS
for details!
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