Hello. I discovered tribe.net just a few days ago and it pleased me to find a General Semantics group here.

I've read "Science and Sanity" a few times over the past several years and one part that really boggles me is Korzybski's notion of "multiordinality", specifically with regard to the test for "multiordinality" which he gives on page 433 of the 5th edition.

I've asked about this several time in other internet fora dealing with General Semantics but have not yet gotten an answer which resolves my questions. I've even gotten responses to the effect that I should just ignore that passage because it is one of Korzybski's weakest points and not at all vital to the project as a whole.

Since the last post in this group appears to have been made back in July, I'm not even certain if this group is at all active anymore. But I'll take a shot anyway and ask if there is anyone out there who might like to assist me in understanding what Korzybski intends by "multiordinality".

Thanks.