THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYMBOLS AND SIGNS
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https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu17.2016.306Abstract
Th e matter of the article is the epistemological diff erence between symbols and signs. Symbols and signs have diff erent sources of provenance and understanding. Sign has a strict meaning. It is defi ned by reason. Symbol is a linguistic expression of sublime experience. It does not have only meaning. Symbols can always be a matter of interpretation. Th e author studies philosophy of signs by Aristotle, Barthes, Baudrillard, Spengler, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Jakobson and others. Th e theory of symbols is represented from the eidetic point of view. Th e power of signs is the eff ect of the decline of symbolical consciousness. Signs cannot change symbols. Symbols have a unique nature. Refs 9.
Keywords:
epistemology, symbol, sign, experience, rationality, culture, language, meaning
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