Robert Paul Pula (December 3, 1928–January 11, 2004) was a director emeritus of the Institute of General Semantics, author of ''A General-Semantics Glossary'',
and a composer. Pula served as the lead lecturer for the
Institute of General Semantics
The Institute of General Semantics (IGS) is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1938 by Alfred Korzybski, to support research and publication on the topic of general semantics. The Institute publishes Korzybski's writings, including the se ...
for many years. He also edited the ''General Semantics Bulletin'' from 1977 to 1985, and served as the Director of the institute from 1983 to 1986. In 1993 he wrote the "Preface to the Fifth Edition" of
Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (, ; July 3, 1879 – March 1, 1950) was a Polish-American independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, and more encompassing than, the field of se ...
's ''Science and Sanity''. He was a polymathic poet, painter, pianistic composer,
Polka
Polka is a dance and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though associated with Czech culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas.
History
Etymology
The term ...
historian,
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
culturalist, cartoonist, writer, editor, and teacher.
See also
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General semantics
General semantics is concerned with how events translate to perceptions, how they are further modified by the names and labels we apply to them, and how we might gain a measure of control over our own cognitive, emotional, and behavioral respons ...
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Institute of General Semantics
The Institute of General Semantics (IGS) is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1938 by Alfred Korzybski, to support research and publication on the topic of general semantics. The Institute publishes Korzybski's writings, including the se ...
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Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (, ; July 3, 1879 – March 1, 1950) was a Polish-American independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, and more encompassing than, the field of se ...
References
External links
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Bob Pula: Interview on Alfred Korzybski & General Semantics November 16, 2003
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1929 births
2004 deaths
General semantics
Communication scholars
American people of Polish descent