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Korzybski, Alfred. Selections from Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics. (Second ed.). Fort Worth, TX: Institute of General Semantics, 2010. Pp. xx, 215. ISBN 978-0-9827559-1-4 (paper) $16.00.
This new edition of Korzybski's 1948 work seeks to introduce his work to a new generation of readers, particularly those enmeshed in the contemporary digital culture. The selections come from the editorial work of Korzybski himself, who heeded the advice of teachers and students that his original Science and Sanity proved too much for too many in its 927 pages. This book sets out to introduce key ideas and concepts, examining meaning not in an Aristotelian sense (or in the many theories of meaning following..."About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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