Symbolized Worldview
Introduction 03/04
This world is composed of various things and phenomena, and in this thesis, I would like to refer to the worldview that interprets the world as being driven by the individual actions of the attributes of each of these things and phenomena as the “Symbolized Worldview.”
“Symbol” refers to something intangible expressed through something tangible. Alternatively, it refers to the projection of a person’s inner emotions and thoughts onto the outside world, attempting to represent them through the images of specific, concrete objects. Based on this, I will refer to the worldview that conceives of intangible attributes as existing behind the tangible existence of individual objects or phenomena, and perceives the world as a fusion of these intangible elements, as the “Symbolized Worldview.” Since this worldview considers the individual functions of each attribute, the concept of a single entity that governs all things in the world is inconceivable within the Symbolized Worldview. Each existence is respected as an independent entity.
I would also like to point out that, within this worldview, the fact that the human inner world is projected onto the external world takes on great significance. In other words, a symbol is, by its very nature, “an attempt to project a person’s inner emotions and thoughts onto the external world and express them through the image of specific, individual objects”; put another way, this means that “human emotions lie at the root of symbols.” Based on the above, I will use the term “symbol” in this text to mean “one of several independent entities to which some meaning or concept has been attributed behind its concrete characteristics.”
“Symbol” refers to something intangible expressed through something tangible. Alternatively, it refers to the projection of a person’s inner emotions and thoughts onto the outside world, attempting to represent them through the images of specific, concrete objects. Based on this, I will refer to the worldview that conceives of intangible attributes as existing behind the tangible existence of individual objects or phenomena, and perceives the world as a fusion of these intangible elements, as the “Symbolized Worldview.” Since this worldview considers the individual functions of each attribute, the concept of a single entity that governs all things in the world is inconceivable within the Symbolized Worldview. Each existence is respected as an independent entity.
I would also like to point out that, within this worldview, the fact that the human inner world is projected onto the external world takes on great significance. In other words, a symbol is, by its very nature, “an attempt to project a person’s inner emotions and thoughts onto the external world and express them through the image of specific, individual objects”; put another way, this means that “human emotions lie at the root of symbols.” Based on the above, I will use the term “symbol” in this text to mean “one of several independent entities to which some meaning or concept has been attributed behind its concrete characteristics.”