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Philosophy and Culture
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Spirova, E. M. Symbol as an Anthropological Conception

Abstract: There is quite a number of works devoted to the symbol. Symbol is studied from all points of view. Philosophers speak of the symbol as a cognitive term and they discuss the ontogenesis of the symbol, its difference from a sign, hermeneutics of a symbol and symbolic nature of culture. However, very rare symbol is viewed as an important category of philosophical anthropology. Meanwhile, many anthropological issues cannot be considered without addressing to philosophical understanding of human


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philosophy, culture, human, symbolic forms, ontogenesis of a symbol, sign, function, myth, feeling


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