Re: Re: symbolism

In a message dated 3/11/04 10:09:42 AM Central Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> Thanks, Fred, that was helpful, but set me off on some further thoughts.
> 
> I wonder if it is not more akin to a phase relationship (if that term is 
> still used), and should be indicated by a notational relationship, rather 
> than being fitted into a facet structure. It seems analogous to the 
> 'influence' relationship, in that /potentially/ the symbolism can be drawn 
> from the whole classification scheme and applied to the whole scheme 
> (although the topics studied tend to be drawn from the Arts, or Religion, 
> or Psychology).
> 
> Some of the types of symbols are: astronomical bodies, metals, plants & 
> animals (even things like eggs), chemical processes, social processes, 
> mythological figures, and they are studied in literature, paintings, 
> engravings, music, religion, psychology, medicine, gardens, architecture, 
> social processes, mythology etc.

What I understand is that you are not talking about the symbolism OF an 
object or process, but rather the object AS symbol. In that case, symbolism can 
certainly be considered a relationship: "X 'is a symbol of' Y". Essentially, that 
allows anything in the classification to serve as a symbol of anything else. 
It is an interesting challenge to think about, that's for sure.

Fred

Fred Leise
Information Architect/Metadata Designer/Indexer
www.ContextualAnalysis.com 
773-561-5211


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