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Introduction by Dr. Barry A. Goodfield - December 2002 Man and his language: a semantic approach to communication - 1965

Series of discussions hosted by Dr. Bill Pemberton in 1965

a. What is semantics about b. General Semantics Guests: Dr. S.I. Hayakawa, Dr. Richard Dedering Guest: Dr. Barry Goodfield c. The Use of Semantics in Business and Mgt d. Semantics and Epistemology Guests: Harry Maynard, Everett Bagertly Guests: J.S. Bois, Dr. Barry Goodfield

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Lectures on special topics – period 1964 - 1965

Series of lectures prepared by the General Semantics Forum in the period 1964-1965

a. International Aspects of General Semantics b. General Semantics in USSR c. Semantics, Communication and Human Insult d. The Psychology of Perceiving and Communicating e. Extremism f. Automation and the Definition of Man g. The Negro Self Image Speaker: Dr. S.I. Hayakawa Speaker: Dr. S.I. Hayakawa Speaker: Dr. Bill Pemberton Speaker: Dr. Ludwig Immergluck Speaker: H. Jewel, Dr. Louis S. Levine Speaker: Dr. David B. Lynn Speaker: Dr. S.I. Hayakawa

Controversy: a semantic approach to communication - 1965

Series of discussions hosted by Dr. Bill Pemberton

a. Communication and Religion b. Dirty Words c. Semantics and Arts d. Editing an American Magazine for Russia and v.v. Total Playing time: over 9 ½ hours Guests: Dr. Bob Kimball, Dr. Theordore Gill Guests: Jeff Poland, Richard Yee, Dr. B. Goodfield Guests: Gretchen Christopher, John Bratner, S. Gaskin Guests: Ruth Adams, Alexander Makarof

General Semantics - What is it?

The word ‘ semantics’ was introduced into linguistic literature by Michel Breal. It is derived from the Greek semainein (‘to mean, to signify’) and Breal stressed meaning on the verbal level. Korzybski, in 1933, called his theory ‘ general semantics’ because it deals with the nervous reactions of the human organism-as-a-whole-in-environments, and is much more general and organismally fundamental than the ‘meanings’ of the words as such.

A. Korzybski Alfred Habdank Skarbek KORZYBSKI (1879 - 1950)

Born in Warsaw (Poland). Attended Polytechnic Institute, Warsaw, as chemistry engineer, later studied in Germany and Italy.

1915 - Sent to Canada and USA as an Artillery expert in the Russian army. Lectured for the US government on the war.

1921 Manhood of Humanity: The Science and Art of Human Engineering 1933 Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics 1938 - Established the Institute of General Semantics in Chicago.

J. Samuel Bois J. Samuel BOIS (1892 - 1978)

Born in Stratford, Quebec, Canada, became a priest after a Bachelor’s degree in theology. Forced out of the church for his radical-doctrine views 1936 - PhD - Mc Gill University Montreal 1947 - Instructor - Korzybski Seminars, after studying with Korzybski 1963- After a successful career as a management consultant using general semantics, Bois started his own institute called Viewpoints.

1969 Breeds of Men: Towards the Adulthood of Humankind 1972 Epistemics: The Science-Art of Innovating

Samuel Ichiye HAYAKAWA (1906 - 1992)

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1928 - Graduate degree in English from Mc Gill University Montreal 1935 - Graduate degree in English from University of Wisconsin 1938 Language in Though and Action 1955 - Professor San Francisco State College 1968 - President San Francisco State College 1977 - Elected as a Republican to the US Senate

S.I. Hayakawa Bill Pemberton William PEMBERTON (1911-2002)

Born in Bellingham WA, Studied Philosophy at University WA 1938 - Trip around the world, 29 countries. Followed PhD program in Sociology at University of Bucharest 1939 - Korzybski seminar, and subsequent workshop and meetings. Added ‘prostracting’ to Korzybski’s ‘abstracting’ 1950 - 1990 Lecturing all over the world about Crisis Intervention Philosophy and Conflict Resolution Technology.

1989 Sanity for Survival: a semantic approach to conflict resolution 2001 - Host of Radio talk show ‘the world according to Dr. Bill’

Barry Goodfield Barry A. GOODFIELD (1941)

PhD in psychology and human behavior, University of San Francisco, was protégé to semantics expert Dr. S. I. Hayakawa Developed unique system of analyzing the role of the unconscious as seen in non verbal behavior in decision making. Helped negotiate in the Baltics crisis, the conflict between Chechnian leaders and president Yeltsin. He has advised presidents, prime ministers and other top leaders on crisis management and conflict resolution.

Member of American Psychological Association, Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Administrators, Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Medicine.

1999 Insight and Action: The role of the unconscious in crisis from the personal to international levels