General Semantics Advanced Thinking
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Posted: 01.03.2026 | Categories: Writings

A small bit:

Presently…When I am aware: I avoid “I am Right-You are Wrong, Arguments, Contradictions, Dismissals, etc.” So. I Take “A Possibly Annoying: General Semantics Non-Identity-Non-Allness, Thinking, Reasoning, Critiquing, Approach. (Non-Allness Principle? “We cannot Imagine, know, understand, believe, sense, say, write, etc, All about anything…. Including Ourselves…Non-Identity Principle? Simple: No two things are the same in all respects. Two things cannot be the same if they occupy different spaces…if two things were the same…We would not be able to see-say-touch… “Here, is This one …And…Here is the Other.” The meanings we give to what we experience, see, hear, etc…. will be different.   So far. We have not found two things that are equal…”Absolutely the same in all respects.” So far. We find ‘equals’…Only in Mathematics:

I do not completely separate Scientific Theories from Philosophic Statements. I think of “Scientific Theories” as “Statements of Possibilities… Propositions…This is likely to occur….In effect: Theories as “Scientific-Philosophical Statements”, Predictions, Reasoning…Based on experimental evidence. The Philosopher might through reasoning, critical thinking, and imagination, arrive at Their Certain-Uncertain future possibilities. (Imagine a University that gave Non-Allness-Non-Identity, “Certain-Uncertainty” Degrees!!!I) Until Then (Philosophizing): Present Degrees could be, in the far future, understood as “The Student Has Arrived at a “Certain-Uncertain” Degree of Knowledge and Understanding” in a Particular area of studies): (“Certain” in terms of University Standards. “Uncertain” in terms of other Standards…I am thinking especially of Possible “Political Degrees” (Not Democratic or Republican)…To be Withdrawn…Based on Accomplishments.)

As Individuals: ‘We’ are constantly Philosophizing. Unfortunately: There is a tendency to think of Philosophizing as “Limited to what Philosophers do”…There is a tendency: Not to see ourselves as Philosophers: Generally: We do not Catch ourselves Philosophizing: Imagining…Wondering… Thinking… Contemplating… Conceiving…Interpreting…Reflecting…And so on.

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