One Apple a Day #636 - Identity, maps and territory
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"The map is not the territory" is a powerful metaphor coined by Alfred Korzybski to illustrates the differences between belief and reality, between an object and a representation of that object. Often, maybe too often, we confuse maps with territories, our idea or model of something with the thing itself.
One Apple a Day #636 - Identity, maps and territory
One Apple a Day #636 - Identity, maps and…
One Apple a Day #636 - Identity, maps and territory
"The map is not the territory" is a powerful metaphor coined by Alfred Korzybski to illustrates the differences between belief and reality, between an object and a representation of that object. Often, maybe too often, we confuse maps with territories, our idea or model of something with the thing itself.