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| − | '''Alfred Korzybski''', a [[Polish]]-born [[American]] semanticist, invented “'''general semantics'''.” His theories heavily influenced [[Heinlein]], [[van Vogt]] and other [[sf]] writers and [[fans]], who brought such concepts as [[timebinding]] and [[Null-A]] into [[fandom]]. | + | '''Alfred Korzybski''', a [[Polish]]-born [[American]] semanticist, invented “'''general semantics'''.” His theories heavily influenced [[Robert A. Heinlein]], [[A. E. van Vogt]] and other [[sf]] writers and [[fans]], who brought such concepts as [[timebinding]] and [[Null-A]] into [[fandom]]. |
| − | General | + | '''General Semantics''', a philosophical theory of meaning developed by Korzybski and popularized in the ’40s by van Vogt (before he got into [[Dianetics]]), initially made a great impact on [[fandom]], but as it was terribly oversold, it disappeared just as quickly, joining [[technocracy]] and [[Esperanto]] as a faddish enthusiasm of [[fandom]]’s youth. |
[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Korzybski Encyclopedia Britannica entry.] | [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Korzybski Encyclopedia Britannica entry.] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:14, 4 October 2023
(July 3, 1879 – March 1, 1950)
Alfred Korzybski, a Polish-born American semanticist, invented “general semantics.” His theories heavily influenced Robert A. Heinlein, A. E. van Vogt and other sf writers and fans, who brought such concepts as timebinding and Null-Ā into fandom.
General Semantics, a philosophical theory of meaning developed by Korzybski and popularized in the ’40s by van Vogt (before he got into Dianetics), initially made a great impact on fandom, but as it was terribly oversold, it disappeared just as quickly, joining technocracy and Esperanto as a faddish enthusiasm of fandom’s youth.
Encyclopedia Britannica entry.
| Person | 1879—1950 |
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