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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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G.W.F. Hegel on Symbols - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 84 Symbols/Hegel/Gadamer: Hegel's restriction of the use of the symbolic to the symbolic art of the Orient is basically based on [the] disproportion between image and meaning. >Symbols/Gadamer. The excess of the meant meaning is supposed to characterize a special form of art(1) that differs from classical art in that it is above such disproportion. Gadamer: But this is obviously already a conscious fixation and artificial narrowing of the concept, which (...) does not so much want to express the inappropriateness as the coincidence of image and meaning. One must also admit that the Hegelian restriction of the concept of the symbolic (despite the many successors it found) ran counter to the tendency of the newer aesthetics, which since Schelling had sought to think precisely of the unity of appearance and meaning in this concept in order to justify aesthetic autonomy against the claim of the concept(2). >Symbols/Schelling. 1. Hegel, Ästhetik 1, (Werke 1832ff., Bd. X, 1) S. 403f. 2. Immerhin zeigt Schopenhauers Beispiel, dass ein Sprachgebrauch, der 1818 das Symbol als Spezialfall einer rein konventionellen Allegorie fasst, auch 1859 noch möglich war: Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, § 50._____________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. |
Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27