ETC.: A Review of General Semantics articles from January 2008

ETC.: A Review of General Semantics archives from January 2008

In this issue.(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... In the general semantics course I teach at Texas Christian University (TCU), we discuss three quotes that deal with different dimensions of perspective. From Cassius J. Keyser: "The present is no more exempt from the sneer of the...

"The alchemist".
January 1, 2008... In this one life we have, the daily mundane chores keep happening... it's important to introspect, meditate, and dream... ABOUT THE ARTIST Shelly Jyoti is a visual and interdisciplinary artist based in Baroda, India. She received her...

General semantics in India: an overview.
January 1, 2008... Last April, I received an email from Mr. B.K. Parekh in Mumbai, India. He wrote to say that, "It was a painful surprise to note from General Semantics Bulletin, No. 72 that I am the only member of Institute of General Semantics in India." He...

Videshi views.
January 1, 2008... Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Delta flight 16 touches down at 9:15 p.m. After 25 hours of traveling, I feel like over-baked bread, crusty around the edges and none too appetizing. Yet, I've made it to Mumbai. After grabbing my luggage, I head...

Twelfth National Workshop.(Workshop Materials)
January 1, 2008... Cognitive Language Skills for the 21st Century 3-5 November 2007 Venue Centre for Contemporary Theory, Baroda FORUM ON CONTEMPORARY THEORY Centre for Contemporary Theory 301-302, Shiv Shakti Complex 84 Sampatrao...

Uncritical inference test.(Workshop Materials)
January 1, 2008... This test tries to show how anyone may jump to conclusions, by unconsciously making inferences based on the facts given. It will also test the ability to evaluate accurately. Read the story carefully. Consider the information factual. ...

(Some) basic understandings of general semantics.(Workshop Materials)
January 1, 2008... Time-binding * Only humans have demonstrated the capability to build on the knowledge of prior generations. Alfred Korzybski referred to this capability as time-binding. * Language serves as the principle tool that facilitates...

The bridge at Neverwas: closing remarks at Baroda.(Workshop Materials)
January 1, 2008... Once upon a time there was a beautiful land known as Neverwas. The people who settled in Neverwas loved it, for it provided everything they needed to live and prosper. There were fertile fields for farming, mountains for mining and timber, and...

A new sort of man: Balvant K. Parekh.
January 1, 2008... Irving J. Lee related a conversation he had with Alfred Korzybski in which Lee asked, "Now, Alfred, you have been thinking about this stuff for a very long time. Can you tell me, in a nutshell, what are you trying to do? What is the objective...

Felicitations.(Excerpt)
January 1, 2008... Excerpts from Behind the Curtain (NEPATHYE): Shri Balavant Parekh Felicitation Volume, First Gujurati Edition March 1999, English Edition March 2005. To celebrate the occasion of Mr. Parekh's 75th birthday. MY FATHER: Friend and Confidant...

The territory is not the territory: toward a responsible epistemology.(Critical essay)
January 1, 2008... It soon becomes evident through a brief survey of the "History of Ideas" that philosophical reflections pertaining to language are based on the recognition of two distinct domains, namely, the "world of things" (or the extensional world) and...

Primary colors (of misevaluation).(Essay)
January 1, 2008... Spectrum: A ray of light traversing through a prism widens into a broadening spectrum of seven colors. Many more colors and shades can be created by mixing them. However, at the root of the entire range of colors there are only three primary...

Syat Vaada: the virtue of openness.
January 1, 2008... One of the most beautiful yet practical teachings of Jainism is Syat Vaada. If one truly practices it, the beauty of it will be revealed as an inner freedom. Syat Vaada says everything is relative and nothing is absolute. Thousands of years...

Excerpts from Gamtano Kariye Gulal.(Excerpt)
January 1, 2008... from Volume 1, July 2003 Dedication With a deep sense of Gratitude to all those who have played a part in enriching my life, both in Inner and Outer World. Preface I have decided, as an experiment, to privately circulate a...

Proverbs of India.
January 1, 2008... The first and second are Gujarati language proverbs, the third is a Marathi language proverb, the fourth is a quote in Sanskrit language from the Isha Upanishada [stanza 15] a Hindu scripture, and the fifth, again in Sanskrit, is a quote from...

Inspired by the language of music.
January 1, 2008... Alfred Korzybski wrote: "If... we limit ourselves to verbal "thinking"... we are unable or unfit to see the outside or world anew... we handicap scientific and other creative work... If we think verbally, we act as biased observers and...

Think before you speak.(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... Our assumptions could lead to major communication problems. Prachi Rege attends a seminar on general semantics, a theory that makes us aware of our behaviour thereby setting a base for effective communication. The daily experiences that...

National workshop on general semantics.
January 1, 2008... General semantics, although unfamiliar to the common man, concerns something that plays a significant role in our daily lives. The Twelfth National Workshop of the Forum for Contemporary Theory, titled "Cognitive Language Skills for...

Time-binding in India.
January 1, 2008... The subject of general semantics, introduced by Alfred Korzybski in the 1930s, was almost unknown to India until very recently when Balvantbhai Parekh, Chair, Pidilite Industries in Mumbai, took the initiative to bring it to our door step by...

An emergence.
January 1, 2008... George Eliot has carefully observed in her novel Silas Marner that there is many a circulation of the sap inside a tree before the bud finally appears on a branch. The general semantics 'bud' has now appeared and begun to blossom on a South...

A postscript.
January 1, 2008... Some time around 1982 I came across a volume of ETC: A Review of General Semantics. I found many articles interesting, enlightening and useful for daily living and growing. Since then I have subscribed to ETC and have also purchased and read...

Gandhi values and terrorism.(Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)(Excerpt)
January 1, 2008... What is the relevance of Gandhian values in the world today? The aspect of Gandhian values that tend to receive most attention, not surprisingly, is the practice of non-violence. Gandhiji's championing of non-violence, even when facing a...

Retrospect.(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... 63 YEARS AGO IN THE LAKEVILLE (CT) JOURNAL SURINDAR SURI, TOWARDS AN AGE OF SCIENCE Reprinted with permission from The Lakeville Journal Company, LLC, copyright 1945-2007. Originally published in 1945. In the words of George...

Report from the national council of teachers of English annual convention.
January 1, 2008... Managing the Institute's booth for the annual NCTE convention in New York City was a wonderful experience that not only promoted general semantics to English teachers, but also reminded me why I am excited to be a part of this organization....

Dates and indexes.
January 1, 2008... NASA Broadcasts Beatles Tune to Universe to Celebrate Anniversaries On February 4, NASA beamed a recording of the Beatles song "Across the Universe" directly into deep space. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the recording of the...