Frequently-Asked Questions

• What is general semantics?
  
• Where did it come from? Why is it called general semantics?
  
• What is the difference between general semantics and semantics?
  
• What do you mean by "evaluating"?
  
• Are there official organizations that govern GS?
  
• How many people are involved with it? Anybody I've ever heard of?
  
• Is it similar or related to any other disciplines or practices?
  
• Why do people become interested in GS? How do they 'discover' it?
  
• Why should I be interested? What will GS do for me?

 Basics

• About General Semantics (1)
  
• About General Semantics (2)
  
• IGS Brochure (pdf)
  
• 13 Common Symptoms of Language Mis-Behaviors
  
• Some Basic Understandings
  
• Some Notable Names and GS

 short overviews

• by Steve Allen
  
• by Alfred Korzybski
  
• by J. Samuel Bois
  
• by O. Ray Bontrager
  
• by Francis P. Chisholm
  
• by Wendell Johnson
  
• by Irving J. Lee
  
• by Dr. Russell Meyers

 articles, anecdotes and etc.

• An Introduction to GS (A. Korzybski)
  
• Korzbyski and GS (G. Doris)
  
• A Seminar Summary
  
• The Girl and the Match
  
• How to Size Your 'Thinking Box'
  
• Quotes Pertaining to GS

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