General semantics movement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_semantics_movement
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:aimsTo improve human evaluation
promote clarity in communication
reduce misunderstanding
gptkbp:conference gptkb:International_Conference_on_General_Semantics
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of scientific rigor
mainstream linguists
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:language
human behavior
study of meaning
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Alfred_Korzybski
gptkbp:hasConcept abstraction
non-Aristotelian logic
the map is not the territory
time-binding
gptkbp:hasJournal gptkb:ETC:_A_Review_of_General_Semantics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General semantics movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:neuro-linguistic_programming
communication studies
self-help literature
media ecology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:science
linguistics
gptkbp:method dating
indexing
quotation marks
etc.
extensional devices
semantic reactions
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Irving_J._Lee
gptkb:S._I._Hayakawa
gptkb:Wendell_Johnson
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Institute_of_General_Semantics
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
1930s
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Science_and_Sanity
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:media
cognitive science
semantics
critical thinking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stuart_Chase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6