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The Map Is Not The Territory Salviati Planisphere Magnet

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Your refrigerator called and said it was feeling mighty lonely. Why not give it a few friends to play with by creating a couple of custom magnets! Add your favourite image to a round magnet, or shop the thousands of options for a cool square magnet.

  • Dimensions: 5 cm l x 5 cm w
  • Printed on 100% recycled paper
  • Covered with scratch and UV-resistant mylar
  • Available in round shape also

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The Map Is Not The Territory Salviati Planisphere Magnet

The Map Is Not The Territory Salviati Planisphere Magnet

Have you ever held an incomplete mental model in your head? In other words, have you ever had a fixed idea in your head and then, when you go out into the world to explore and experiment, find out that the mental model is either incomplete, incorrect, or both? Let your wry psychological and philosophical side shine with this design featuring The Salviati Planisphere (circa 1525), a mental representation of what cartographers in the 16th century thought the world looked like, along with Alfred Korzybski's infamous quote "The map is not the territory". As a founder of general semantics, Korzybski argued that human knowledge of the world is limited both by the human nervous system and by language. Consequently, no one can have direct access to reality, because all of what we know is filtered through our brain's responses to reality. If we hold mental models of the world that are inherently incomplete since we experience and understand the world through our abstractions, then we must understand the limitations of any model or viewpoint that we have of the world. Classic mental expression magnet for anyone who has held an abstract model in one's mind.

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By Thomas P.23 September 2025Verified Purchase
Magnet, Style: Square, Size: 5.1 Cm
I was expecting better. Image looks faded and the houses on the image are near folded underneath. Likely throw this in the bin.
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By Johanna S.21 April 2020Verified Purchase
Magnet, Style: Square, Size: 5.1 Cm
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My partner proposed on our first holiday and we ate tonnes of garlic bread. This was a perfect reminder. The magnet is strong and the quality and value for money excellent. Exactly as pictured. Superb.
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By Diana M.4 October 2022Verified Purchase
Magnet, Style: Square, Size: 5.1 Cm
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Excellent all round, the printing is great and the magnet is streamlined, not chunky. The actual magnet is very strong. Very good quality and the price is low. Absolutely fantastic! Crisp, bright, clean.

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Product ID: 256841884723650302
Created on 27/10/2023, 4:33
Rating: G