“Philosophy, as defined by Fichte, is the "science of sciences." Its aim was to solve the problems of the world. In the… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
Different ‘philosophies’ represent nothing but methods of evaluation, which may lead to empirical mis-evaluation if science and empirical facts are disregarded. — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures.If a psychiatric… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
“Those ignorant "masters of our destinies" who regard humans as animals or as monstrous hybrids of natural and supernatural must be dethroned… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
“Indeed neither life nor science bothers about "essences"-they leave "essences" to metaphysics, which is neither life nor science.” — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures. — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
“An individual cannot be considered entirely sane if he is wholly ignorant of scientific method and structure of nature and so retains… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
“Dogmatic theology is, by its very nature, unchangeable. The same can be said in regard to the spirit of the law. Law… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
The objective level is not words, and cannot be reached by words alone. We must point our finger and be silent, or we will… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
“We humans, through old habits, and because of the inherent structure of human knowledge have a tendency to make static, definite, and, in a… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience: (1) Words are not the things we are speaking… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
To regard human beings as tools - as instruments - for the use of other human beings is not only unscientific but it is… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
I am the same kind of moron as the rest of you, it's the method that does the work, for me as well as… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
Second order effects, such as belief in belief, makes fanaticism. — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
Mathematics and logic have been proved to be one; a fact from which it seems to follow that mathematics may successfully deal with non-quantitative… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image