
The symbol: the history and significance of a representation, from art to branding
02 March 2022
Symbol: from Lat. symbŏlus and symbŏlum, Greek.’σύμβολον “combination”, “distinguishing sign “, “symbol”, derivative of of συμβάλλω “put together, make coincide” (comp. of σύν “together” and βάλλω «cast») [1] In order to understand the present, it has become increasingly necessary to look into the past, not for rhetoric purposes, but to encourage evolutionary and speculative thinking. [Continue...]