"Manhood of Humanity" by Alfred Korzybski is a scientific book from the early 1900s that looks at what it means to be human in a fresh way, using science and math. Korzybski comes up with the idea of "time-binding," saying it's what makes people different from other living things, and this leads to a close study of what people are really like and what that means for how society works. At the beginning, the author talks about the need for a new field of study called Human Engineering, which would help use human energy to improve society. He talks about how wrong ideas about humans, like seeing them as just animals or as connected to the supernatural, have held back progress and understanding. He says that humans are "time-binders," meaning they can gather, learn from, and use the experiences of past generations. This basic understanding of what humans are is important for building a united and scientifically strong society that can do well by following the natural laws of human behavior.
Manhood of Humanity.
By Alfred Korzybski
Discover a groundbreaking perspective on humanity as "time-binders," unlocking the secrets to societal progress through a scientific understanding of human nature.
Summary
About the AuthorAlfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, and more encompassing than, the field of semantics. He argued that human knowledge of the world is limited both by the human nervous system and the languages humans have developed, and thus no one can have direct access to reality, given that the most we can know is that which is filtered through the brain's responses to reality. His best known dictum is "The map is not the territory".
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, and more encompassing than, the field of semantics. He argued that human knowledge of the world is limited both by the human nervous system and the languages humans have developed, and thus no one can have direct access to reality, given that the most we can know is that which is filtered through the brain's responses to reality. His best known dictum is "The map is not the territory".
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