Roy Wagner

Symbols that stand for themselves

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ISBN 13:: 9780226869292
author:: Roy Wagner
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University Of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1989
Pages:: 162
Dimensions:: 20.29 x 13.46 x 1.35 centimetres
Genre:: Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Anthropology,
Condition:: New
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This important new work by Roy Wagner explores the autonomy of symbols and their role in creating culture. He argues that meaning is a form of perception to which human beings are physically and mentally adapted.

Wagner examines the nonreferential qualities of symbols, such as their aesthetic and formal properties, that enable them to stand for themselves. Through examples from his research among the Daribi people of New Guinea and Western culture, he approaches the question of how meaning is created.

This book offers a symbolic, philosophical, and evolutionary perspective on the creation of meaning, shedding light on the complex relationships between symbols, perception, and human culture.

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