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The Institute of General Semantics
generalsemantics.org
Discourse, Dialogue, & Democracy 2
An Online Symposium
April 25th, 2026
As this is a Zoom recording, quality and volume will vary depending on the individual participant's equipment and set up.
Session IV Language in Human Affairs 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Chair: Corey Anton, Grand Valley State University, USA
“Teaching General Semantics Through Make-Believe”
Martin H. Levinson, Institute of General Semantics, USA
“On the Necessity of an Ethics of Speech: Cultivating Dialogue in Philosophy Classes in Times of Discursive Violence”
Marcelo Capello Martins, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio, Brazil
General Semantics, Rhetoric, and Education: Possibilities for a Democratic Counter-Environment
Ryan P. McCullough, West Liberty University, USA
The Institute of General Semantics
generalsemantics.org
Discourse, Dialogue, & Democracy 2
An Online Symposium
April 25th, 2026
As this is a Zoom recording, quality and volume will vary depending on the individual participant's equipment and set up.
Session IV Language in Human Affairs 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Chair: Corey Anton, Grand Valley State University, USA
“Teaching General Semantics Through Make-Believe”
Martin H. Levinson, Institute of General Semantics, USA
“On the Necessity of an Ethics of Speech: Cultivating Dialogue in Philosophy Classes in Times of Discursive Violence”
Marcelo Capello Martins, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio, Brazil
General Semantics, Rhetoric, and Education: Possibilities for a Democratic Counter-Environment
Ryan P. McCullough, West Liberty University, USA










