E-Prime in The Guardian

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The 2010 AKML & IGS Conference will take place October 29-31 at Fordham University, NYC.

IGS Has a New Mailing Address & Business Office

The Institute of General Semantics has a new business office!

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Call for Nominations for the 2010 Hayakawa Book Prize

Competition for the Hayakawa Book Prize is open to any book published in 2005 or later on topics and themes of direct relevance to the discipline of general semantics. The winner will receive a cash award of $1,000.

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Upcoming Events

6 April 2010 | 7:00pm
AFSCET Café Event
Paris, France

Vanessa Biard-Schaeffer presents general semantics before the French Association for Systemics (AFSCET) and an audience of academics interested in systemics and cognitive sciences.

@ Café Royal Jussieu
1, rue des Ecoles - 75 005 Paris
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29-31 October 2010
AKML & IGS Conference
Fordham University, NYC

The Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture will be presented in 2010 in NYC at Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus. It will be a part of a conference co-sponsored by the Institute of General Semantics.

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General Semantics

General Semantics (or GS) can be referred to as a general system of evaluation and awareness. It provides a systematic methodology to understand how you relate to the world around you, how you react to this world, how you react to your reactions, and how you may adjust your behavior accordingly.

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IGS Mission

The Institute of General Semantics (IGS) promotes a scientific approach to understanding human behavior, especially that related to symbol systems and language, and the application of proven principles that guide advancements in critical thinking, rational behavior, and general sanity. The Institute endeavors to achieve this mission through:

Publications - IGS publishes ETC: A Review of General Semantics (a quarterly journal), General Semantics Bulletin (an annual yearbook), and Time-Bindings (a quarterly newsletter).

Programs & Publications

The Institute of General Semantics hosts lectures, conferences, and seminar-workshops. IGS also publishes journals, bulletins, newsletters, and books.

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Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950)

How is it that humans have progressed so rapidly in science, mathematics, and engineering, yet we continue to exhibit behaviors that result in misunderstanding, suspicion, bigotry,hatred, and even violence in our dealings with other people and with other cultures?

Alfred Korzybski pursued this question as an engineer, military officer, and extraordinary observer of human behavior.

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