Institute of General Semantics
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The Institute of General Semantics (IGS) is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1938 by Alfred Korzybski
, to support research and publication on the topic of General Semantics
. The Institute publishes Korzybski's writings, including the seminal text Science & Sanity, and books by other authors who have studied or taught general semantics, such as Robert Pula, Irving J. Lee, Wendell Johnson
, and Stuart Chase
. Every year since 1952, it has sponsored the Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture, with presenters from a broad range of disciplines, from science to medicine to entertainment, including names like actor Steve Allen
, psychologist Albert Ellis, scientist and visionary R. Buckminster Fuller, linguist Allen Walker Read
, and philosopher F. S. C. Northrop
. The Institute offers periodic seminars, workshops and conferences on general semantics at its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Its membership rolls have included members from 30 different countries. The Institute of General Semantics publishes:
Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American philosopher and scientist. He is remembered for developing the theory of general semantics...
, to support research and publication on the topic of General Semantics
General Semantics
General semantics is a program begun in the 1920's that seeks to regulate the evaluative operations performed in the human brain. After partial program launches under the trial names "human engineering" and "humanology," Polish-American originator Alfred Korzybski fully launched the program as...
. The Institute publishes Korzybski's writings, including the seminal text Science & Sanity, and books by other authors who have studied or taught general semantics, such as Robert Pula, Irving J. Lee, Wendell Johnson
Wendell Johnson
Dr. Wendell Johnson was an American psychologist, speech pathologist and author and was a proponent of General Semantics . He was born in Roxbury, Kansas and died in Iowa City, Iowa. The Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, part of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is named after...
, and Stuart Chase
Stuart Chase
Stuart Chase was an American economist and engineer trained at MIT. His writings covered topics as diverse as general semantics and physical economy. His hybrid background of engineering and economics places him in the same philosophical camp as R. Buckminster Fuller...
. Every year since 1952, it has sponsored the Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture, with presenters from a broad range of disciplines, from science to medicine to entertainment, including names like actor Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Steve Allen may refer to:*Steve Allen , American musician, comedian, and writer*Steve Allen , presenter on the London-based talk radio station LBC 97.3...
, psychologist Albert Ellis, scientist and visionary R. Buckminster Fuller, linguist Allen Walker Read
Allen Walker Read
Allen Walker Read was an American etymologist and lexicographer, best known for his studies into the words "okay" and "fuck."...
, and philosopher F. S. C. Northrop
F. S. C. Northrop
Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop was an American philosopher. After receiving a B.A. from Beloit College in 1915, and an MA from Yale University in 1919, he went on to Harvard University where he earned another MA in 1922 and a Ph.D...
. The Institute offers periodic seminars, workshops and conferences on general semantics at its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Its membership rolls have included members from 30 different countries. The Institute of General Semantics publishes:
- ETC: A Review of General Semantics, a quarterly journal printed since 1943, distributed to IGS members and subscribed to by over 350 libraries around the world.
- The General Semantics Bulletin, the yearbook of the Institute published since 1950.
- Over 30 books, CDs, DVDs, and tapes on general semantics.
See also
- Alfred KorzybskiAlfred KorzybskiAlfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American philosopher and scientist. He is remembered for developing the theory of general semantics...
- General SemanticsGeneral SemanticsGeneral semantics is a program begun in the 1920's that seeks to regulate the evaluative operations performed in the human brain. After partial program launches under the trial names "human engineering" and "humanology," Polish-American originator Alfred Korzybski fully launched the program as...
- Marjorie KendigMarjorie KendigMarjorie Kendig Gates , best known as M . Kendig, was an American administrator, director of the Institute of General Semantics from 1950 until 1965, and co-worker of Alfred Korzybski who completed his collected writings after Korzybski's death in 1950.Marjorie Kendig was one of the founders of the...
- Robert Pula
- Elwood MurrayElwood MurrayElwood Murray was an American administrator and scientist in the field of speech communications and general semantics.- Biography :...
- Sanford I. BermanSanford I. BermanDr. Sanford I. Berman is a philanthropist, real estate investor, professional hypnotist, and board member of the Institute of General Semantics. As of the year 2000, Berman had given more than a million dollars to the University of California, San Diego ; San Diego State University ; and...