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From Science and Sanity, Alfred Korzybski 1933
The only determined attempt made, so far, to deal with the symbolic problems whose importance is emphasized in the present work is that of the Orthological Institute (10 King's Parade, Cambridge, England). This research organization, founded by C. K. Ogden, editor of 'The International Library of Psychology', is concerned with the influence of language . . . Reference to International Languages or a Universal Language will be found in the notes. [1]
( page 52 )
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[1] — The need of International Languages, or a Universal Language besides mathematics is becoming increasingly urgent. At present there are several such languages, and in many large cities there are organizations, usually called International Auxiliary Language Associations, with addresses listed in telephone directories. Any of these organizations will gladly supply information about the whole of the international linguistic movement. There is also a number of books written on this subject to be found in the larger public or university libraries. Informations about the Basic English of Ogden as a Universal Language, consisting of the astonishingly small number of 850 words, which do the work of about 20,000 words, may be obtained from the Orthological Institute, 10 King's Parade, Cambridge, England . . . In my opinion, the possibilities of the Basic for a scientific civilization are unlimited, provided the Basic is revised from a non-aristotelian, non-identity, point of view.
The general and serious defect of all of these languages is, that their authors have, as yet, entirely disregarded the non-aristotelian problems of non-identity, and so of structure, without which general sanity, or the elimination of delusional worlds is entirely impossible
( page 763 )
( From Bibliography ) :
525. VAIHINGER, H. The Philosophy of 'As If'. London, New York.
[ translated from the German by Charles Kay Ogden — (WPT) ]
590. WITTGENSTEIN, L. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. London, New York.
[ translated from the German by Charles Kay Ogden — (WPT) ]
( pages 779, 781 )
International Non-Aristotelian Library
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