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| Symbols: The concept of a symbol has, in a broader sense, the same meaning as the concept of a sign. The special use of the concept in different authors differs in some respects fundamentally, for example, with regard to which role conventions play in the formation of symbols and whether symbols form a system. See also signs, icons, conventions, meaning, reference, picture theory, representation, substitution, code._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ernst Cassirer on Symbols - Dictionary of Arguments
Ricoeur I 23 Symbol/Cassirer: E. Cassirer, Philosophie der symbolischen Formen, Weimar 1923/29, III, p. 109(1): "With it [the concept of symbol] we try to encompass the whole of those phenomena in which any kind of 'sense-fulfillment' of the sensual is represented at all - in which a sensual, in the way it exists and is, is at the same time special and embodied, a manifestation and incarnation of a sense - and we try to make a clear statement about the meaning of the sensual in the way it exists and is in the way it is perceived". RicoeurVsCassirer: >Cassirer/Ricoeur, >Symbols, >Sense, >Incarnation, >Existence, >Manifestation. 1. E. Cassirer, Ernst. 1923/29. Philosophie der symbolischen Formen, Weimar_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Cassirer I E. Cassirer The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms: Volume 1: Language (Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, Language) London 1977 Ricoeur I Paul Ricoeur De L’interprétation. Essai sur Sigmund Freud German Edition: Die Interpretation. Ein Versuch über Freud Frankfurt/M. 1999 Ricoeur II Paul Ricoeur Interpretation theory: discourse and the surplus of meaning Fort Worth 1976 |
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