Philosophical Practitioner Will Present the 2001 Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture.Dr. Lou Marinoff, author of the popular philosophical practice selfhelp book, Plato, Not Prozac will present the next Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture The distinguished Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture (AKML) series was begun in 1952. It is an annual event sponsored by the Institute of General Semantics in honor of Alfred Korzybski. on November 9, 2001, in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , sponsored by the Institute of General Semantics The Institute of General Semantics is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1938 by Alfred Korzybski, located in Fort Worth, Texas. Its membership roles include members from 30 different countries. . The title of this year's lecture is "General Semantics and Philosophical Practice: Korzybski's Contributions to the Global Village." Associate Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York “City College” redirects here. For other uses, see City College (disambiguation). CCNY was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States[3] and founding president of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association, Dr. Marinoff began counseling clients in 1991, working philosophically with individuals, groups, and organizations. He has published numerous scholarly articles in decision theory, ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy. In his book Plato, Not Prozac: Applying Philosophy to Everyday Life (HarperCollins 1999) and in his practice, Dr. Marinoff shows clients how the ideas of the world's great thinkers, from Kierkegaard's thoughts on coping with death to the I Ching 's guidelines on adapting to change, can illuminate and improve our lives. The Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lectures began in 1952 with talks by William Vogt, National Director of the Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. Federation of America and author of Road to Survival, and M. F. Ashley Montagu, Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University, author of On Being Human and Statement on Race. Since then, many celebrated creative thinkers, authors, artists, and educators have given the AK annual lecture including Buckminster Fuller, Abraham Maslow, J. Bronowski, Gregory Bateson, Albert Ellis, and Steve Allen. Other speakers known for their innovative thinking, research, and writing who have given the lecture include Ellen J. Langer, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of Mindfulness; Ben Bova, author and Editor of Analog Science Fiction - Science Fact Magazine; Allen Walker Read, Emeritus Professor of English, Columbia University; William Lutz, Professor of English and Director of the English Graduate Program at Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, author of Doublespeak dou·ble·speak n. See double talk. Noun 1. doublespeak - any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not ; Robert Anton Wilson, futurist, novelist, poet, and playwright; and Barbara Morgan, photographer, painter and author. Last year, the 2000 Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture was given by Robert P. Pula Robert P. Pula, (1929–2004) was a Director Emeritus of the Institute of General Semantics, author of A General-Semantics Glossary, and a composer. Pula served as the lead lecturer for the Institute of General Semantics for many years. , Director Emeritus, Institute of General Semantics, editor, author of A General Semantics Glossary: Pula's Guide for the Perplexed. The Institute for General Semantics' annual dinner and lecture will take place on Friday evening, November 9, 2001, at the Yale Club in New York City. Plans will be announced soon for seminar-workshops the next day, November 10, cosponsored by the Institute of General Semantics and the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Society for General Semantics. |
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