In this chapter, the meaning of symbols are discussed by Carl Jung. An important key term from this chapter is symbol, which is defined as something that stands for something else. Semiotician Charles Pierce argues that signs communicate in three ways (resemblance, casual connection, convention). There are also three types of signs, including an icon (resemblance), which you can see, an index (casual connection), which can be figured out, and a symbol (convention), which can be learned. Symbols do not have any meaning by themselves, so we have to give symbols a meaning and teach others what they mean. The meaning of these symbols is shaped by historical events and other things. Humans learn the meaning of these symbols unconsciously and we absorb them as we grow up. Another of Jung’s theories, archetypes, is also discussed. Archetypes are part of the collective unconscious of all people and are universal.
Symbol: American flag
Icon: Mozilla Firefox picture
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