SAYING NOTHINGNESS: GENERAL SEMANTICS FOR ONTOANALYSIS.

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Title: SAYING NOTHINGNESS: GENERAL SEMANTICS FOR ONTOANALYSIS.
Authors: VENTOLA, MAURO, GESSI, LISANNA
Source: ETC: A Review of General Semantics. Jan2026, Vol. 83 Issue 1, p13-33. 21p.
Subjects: General semantics, Existentialism, Nihilism, Philosophy methodology, Social alienation, Existential psychotherapy, Structural linguistics
Abstract: The article proposes an ontoanalytic method blending general semantics and existential philosophy, arguing that our relationship with nothingness—mediated by language—determines alienation or sovereign transformation. Topics include existential psychoanalysis and bad faith, semantic reactions and linguistic structures; and the role of nothingness in authentic being and freedom.
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  Data: The article proposes an ontoanalytic method blending general semantics and existential philosophy, arguing that our relationship with nothingness—mediated by language—determines alienation or sovereign transformation. Topics include existential psychoanalysis and bad faith, semantic reactions and linguistic structures; and the role of nothingness in authentic being and freedom.
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