The Unspeakable Level: Korzybski's Razor and Other Ways of Revealing - Softcover

Mayer, Christopher W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1970164387 ISBN 13: 9781970164381

Publisher: Institute of General Semantics, 2025

Synopsis

The unspeakable level is Korzybski's term for that swirl of events language cannot fully capture. It is all that 'is.' Our abstractions-names, descriptions, etc.-often hide and obscure this unspeakable level. In this volume, the author looks at various ways to get behind these abstractions. Korzybski's Razor is one such tool, which knocks many lofty sounding terms off their pedestals. Another chapter explores the nature of polarities, drawing on insights from Meister Eckhart, Pseudo-Dionysius, Carl Jung and many others. Subsequent chapters, through the lens of Korzybski's general semantics, explore various ways of revealing; insights from dreams, Indian sages, Hermes Trismegistus, Christian mystics, Gurdjieff, alchemy, tarot and more. This brisk volume boldly pushes you to explore the boundaries of language, reach that unspeakable level and see the world with fresh eyes.

About this title

About the Author

Christopher W. Mayer is an independent scholar and founder of Woodlock House Family Capital, a private investment partnership. He is also the author of How Do You Know? which received the S.I. Hayakawa Book Award from the Institute of General Semantics in 2019 and Dear Fellow Time-Binder, published by the Institute in 2022.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of General Semantics
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1970164387
• ISBN 13: 9781970164381
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286