5 Alfred Korzybski Quotes on Psychology

Alfred Korzybski quotes on psychology

6. The main thesis of this non-Aristotelian system is that as yet we all (with extremely few exceptions) copy animals in our nervous processes, and that practically all human difficulties, mental ills ... have this ... component.

12. God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won't. (Korzybski states that it is not his quote in S&S)

17. It is now no mystery that some quite influential 'philosophers' were 'mentally' ill.

24. If, in spite of all contrary evidence, or the lack of positive evidence, [a person] holds persistently ... such affective beliefs is seriously ill, and, therefore, no amount of evidence can convince him.

29. It would be interesting to see the Behaviorists deny that the writing of a mathematical treatise, or of some new theory of quantum mechanics represents a form of human behavior which they should study. Some day they must face the fact that they have neglected to consider a great many forms of human behavior - the most characteristic forms at that - and that therefore, they could not produce an adequate theory of the nature of the 'human mind'.