Abstracting and consciousness of abstracting Identification prevents what general semantics seeks to promote: the additional cortical processing experienced as a delay. Korzybski called his remedy for identification "consciousness of abstracting."Korzybski, Alfred. Science and Sanity (5th ed.). p. 500 The term "abstracting" occurs ubiquitously in Science and Sanity. Korzybski's use of the term is somewhat unusual and requires study to understand his meaning. He discussed the problem of identification in terms of "confusions of orders of abstractions" and "lack of consciousness of abstracting".Korzybski, Alfred. Science and Sanity (5th ed.). p. 36 To be conscious of abstracting is to differentiate among the "levels" described above; levels II–IV being abstractions of level I (whatever level I "is"—all we really get are abstractions). The techniques Korzybski prescribed to help a person develop consciousness of abstracting he called "extensional devices".Korzybski, Alfred. Science and Sanity (5th ed.). p. lx.
Abstracting and consciousness of abstracting Identification prevents what general semantics seeks to promote: the additional cortical process?ing experienced as a delay. Korzybski called his remedy for identifi.cation "consciousness of abstracting."Korzybski, Alfred. Science and Sanity (5th ed.). p. 500 The term "abstracting" occurs ubiquitously in Science and Sanity. Korzybski's use of the term is somewhat unusual and requires study to understand his me?aning. He discussed the problem of identification in terms of "confusions of orders of abstractions" and "lack of consciousness of abstracting".Korzybski, Alfred. Science and Sanity (5th ed.). p. 36 To be consc!ious of abstracting is to differentiate among the "levels" described above; levels II–IV being abstractions of level I (whatever level I "is"—all we reall,y get are abstractions). The techniques Korzybski prescribed to help a person develop consciousness of abstracting he called "extensional devices".Korzybski, Alfred. Science and Sanity (5th ed.). p. lx.