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To regard human beings as tools — as instruments — for the use of other human beings is not only unscientific but it is repugnant, stupid and short s… - Alfred Korzybski
" "To regard human beings as tools — as instruments — for the use of other human beings is not only unscientific but it is repugnant, stupid and short sighted. Tools are made by man but have not the autonomy of their maker — they have not man's time-binding capacity for initiation, for self-direction, and self-improvement.
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About Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Korzybski (3 July 1879 – 1 March 1950) was a Polish engineer, mathematician, and philosopher, most famous for creating the theory of General Semantics.
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Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski
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