Cross-posted at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/some-thoughts-what-milton-dawes-4ubhe. What’s the verb form of what? 😎 I came across this question some moments ago…And started Wondering and Thinking. The piece below represents some of the ideas that came up. Since we can’t do Nothing: “How about “Whating”” Instead of What? Nouns create a great deal of our human problems. Nouns, including […]

Cross-posted at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mathematics-psychologics-milton-dawes-9qoue. In our high school introduction to Math, understandably, we  are not taught to think of  Math.  as also Psychological and Psychotherapeutic Tools — Tools we can use to gain  some Knowledge and Understanding, of our Knowledge and Understanding of  ourselves, others, and the World.  Among the most  powerful ideas the human mind […]

Cross-posted at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bad-parenting-milton-dawes-4clre. Just  saw this caption on TV a few minutes ago. “Today’s youth is a result of bad parenting.” Growing up in Jamaica W. I., when there  was a report of a child (youth) behaving badly, the general reaction in the town or village was “No home training.”  or,  “Poor home training.” I  […]

Cross-posted at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tug-of-war-milton-dawes-vp3be. Imagine this as  a ‘transcript’ of the latest report coming from a Band of Anthropologists and Historians. The Band originated several centuries ago. They have been observing and  studying the evolution of Tug-of-Wars between nations. From their records: Ancient Tug-of-Wars were carried out with Rulers pulling on the  ropes with Tuggers. Tuggers […]

Cross-posted at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-greatfull-milton-dawes-f3sde. A great  deal has been said and written about politicians taking away rights in Quebec Canada. I will add  this: We should all feel and “Be ‘Greatfull’” that we live in Canada. (And I emphasize “All”). Throughout history, many living in countries with racial  differences, not only have suffered from rights  being […]

Cross-posted at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tam-mount-royal-montreal-quebec-canada-milton-dawes. It isn’t true that no one knows how the drumming on Mount Royal in Montreal, now known as “Tam Tam”, started. I was one of the seven who started this now quite attractive cultural event. Seven of us, around 1979, (not sure of the date) were introduced to African drumming by someone […]

I have just added a new essay, titled “Asymmetric Relationships.” You can read it here. This essay and others of mine can also be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page.

I have just added a new essay, titled “If The Virus Could Talk.” You can read it here. This essay and others of mine can also be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page.

New Essay I have just added a new essay, titled “On Imagination.” I’ve just now posted to the website the following new essay: “On Imagination” This essay and others of mine can be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page. New Posters I have also added twelve new posters on general semantics to the […]

I’ve just now posted to the website the following new essay: The Ize Have It … These and others of my essays can be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page.

I’ve just now posted to the website the following two essays: Some General Semantics Principles: An Approach to Developing Our Thinking and Critical Reasoning Skills Politics: An Unexplored and Undeveloped Branch of Psychology These and others of my essays can be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page.

I’ve recently released two new essays: What Does Anything Mean Anyway? Your Guess is as Good as Mine The Calculus, a Powerful Thinking and Psychological Tool These and others of my essays can be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page. Updated October 8, 2018: An updated version of “The Calculus” essay.

Here are three new posters I’ve created on general semantics, language, and politics. They — and others of my posters — may be viewed on the Posters page.

I’ve recently released three new essays: Our Emotions and Feelings as Ways of Being Expanding Our Horizons Through Codes We Can Live By Words Will Have Power Over Us to The Degree We Do Not Use Our Power Over Words These and others of my essays can be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts […]

Below is a new series of posters I’ve created on general semantics, titled Reflections on the Notions of “Meaning” and “The Truth” (Parts 1 & 2). They are based on my new essay of the same title.  It may be read here. My other posters may be viewed on the Posters page.

I recently added to my website my new essay “Consciousness of Abstracting: A Master Principle.” Here is a sample: We can think of consciousness of abstracting as not only the master principle in Korzybski’s general semantics, but also a master principle of principles. This master principle provides us with one of the most important psycho-logical […]

This essay titled “Critical Evaluating” — recently added to my website — was presented at the Eleventh International Interdisciplinary Conference on General Semantics held at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, in November 1995. The paper was edited by Susan Presby-Kodish, then Director of Education for the Institute of General Semantics. Here is a sample: Without […]

I invite you to read my new essay titled “In Pursuit of the Ideal of Personal Excellence through Conscious Times-Binding.” Here is a sample: Pursuing the ideal of personal excellence is not about being a perfectionist; is not a goal to be reached, a project to prove anything to anyone, or unnecessarily stressing oneself through […]

Here are three new posters I’ve created on general semantics. Updated 7/23/2016 with a revised version of  In Pursuit of the Ideal of Personal Excellence through Conscious Times-Binding. They — and others of my posters — may be viewed on the Posters page.

I’ve added three new essays to my Essays page. From “Time-binding” to “Times-binding” to “Conscious Times-binding” Realities: Words, ‘Minds’, Institutions, Psychoanalysis and Cosmoanalysis: A Calculus-Structural-Heuristic Approach Structuring The Notion “Time”  

Here are two new posters I’ve created on general semantics.   They — and others of my posters — may be viewed on the Posters page.  

I have been quite active writing. Here are seven new posters I’ve created on general semantics.

I invite you to read my new essay titled “Structuring the Notion ‘Space-Time’: A General Semantics Conscious Times-binding Approach.” Here is a sample: The terms “past”, “present”, and “future” can be thought of as convenient, but grossly inaccurate ‘measurements’: semiotic maps; labels representing imprecise , but nevertheless potent verbal mapping of events. Our human journey–one […]

Recently I created more new posters to add to the collection I’ve created over the years to elaborate on general semantics principles. I have posted them online here, and they may also be accessed from the menu bar on my website. Below are the latest posters. All posters are copyrighted.

Over the years I have created posters to elaborate on general semantics principles. Recently I created several new posters. I have posted them online here, and they may also be accessed from the menu bar on my website. Below are the latest posters. All posters are copyrighted.

Over the years I have created posters to elaborate on general semantics principles. I have posted them online here, and they may also be accessed from the menu bar on my website. Below is the current collection. All posters are copyrighted.

Korzybski, valued science and mathematics as models of “human thinking at it’s best” (in terms of predictability). He created-offered “General Semantics” as generalized science and mathematics. An important characteristic of science and mathematics involves “time-binding”: reviewing, modifying, abandoning, and refining previously held views, opinions, beliefs, paradigms, theories, definitions, experiments, actions, etc. Expanding our vocabulary, and […]

I’ve recently written an essay titled “Advanced Thinking” on mathematics, general semantics, and ways to improve relationships. I’ve posted it in the Formal Essays & Handouts section of my website.  You can read the essay here.

A t-shirt I designed featuring a portrait of Alfred Korzybski on the front and my “chalice” handout on the back titled “Practicing Conscious Time-Binding” made an appearance at Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan at the Occupy Wall Street movement. Ben Hauck appears in the photos wearing the shirt. The portrait on the front is by […]

I have recently updated my essay “Abstractions from Lonergan’s Insight: A Study of Human Understanding on Transcendence.” You can download the colorful handout version by clicking here. For more insights into the essay, click here.