Manhood of humanity: The science and art of human engineering [Review of the book Manhood of humanity; The science and art of human engineering

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Reviews the book, Manhood of Humanity; The Science and Art of Human Engineering by Alfred Korzybski (1921). This is a book of very wide scope embracing all human problems. It is a study of man and the problems of humanity from a scientific, especially a mathematical, point of view. The author makes a plea for the establishment of a Science and Art of Human Engineering dealing with human problems not by means of a study of metaphysical essences, but of actual facts, and reduces these facts to mathematical laws. The author attempts to explain social problems by an application of mathematical reasoning and mathematical law. "Engineering is the co-ordinated sum-total of human knowledge gathered through the ages, with mathematics as its chief instrument and guide." According to the reviewer, this book is a valuable attempt to a true conception of what human beings really are--an attempt to initiate the scientific study of man--a science and art that will know how best to direct the energies of man to the advancement of human welfare. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)