CONCEPTS The idea of grasping word meanings conceptually is something new to the field of linguistics. The endless semantic circles pursued by Korzybski and company (see Data Series 1, THE ANATOMY OF THOUGHT[1. See Data Series 1R, re semantics. Management Series Volume 1, pp. 3-9.]) never really led to the realization that a word and its meanings are embodied in the basic concept or idea symbolized by that word. That conceptualization of meanings is foreign to dictionary writers and … [Read more...] about HCOB: Superliteracy and the Cleared Word (1974)
Alfred Korzybski
HCOPL: The Anatomy of Thought (1970)
HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex HCO POLICY LETTER OF 26 APRIL 1970R REVISED 15 MARCH 1975 Data Series 1R THE ANATOMY OF THOUGHT There are many types of thought. Unless one knows these types he can make serious errors on administrative lines. In the unpublished work "Excalibur" (most of which has been released in HCOBs, PLs and books) there was an important fundamental truth. This was: SANITY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES … [Read more...] about HCOPL: The Anatomy of Thought (1970)