Symbolism : Its Meaning and Effect by Alfred…

Symbolism : Its Meaning and Effect (original 1927; edition 1959)

by Alfred North Whitehead, cover design by Milton Glaser (Illustrator)

Series: The Page-Barbour Lectures at the University of Virginia (1927)

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Whitehead's response to the epistemological challenges of Hume and Kant in its most vivid and direct form.

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Title:	Symbolism : Its Meaning and Effect
Authors:	Alfred North Whitehead
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Info:	Capricorn (1959), Mass Market Paperback, 96 pages
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Symbolism: Its Meaning and Effect

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1927

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Dedication

These chapters were written before I had seen the Washington monument which faces the Capitol in the City of Washington, and before I had enjoyed the experience of crossing the borders of the State of Virginia—a great experience for an Englishman.

Virginia, that symbol for romance throughout the world of English speech: Virginia, which was captured for that world in the romantic period of English history by Sir Walter Raleigh, its most romantic figure: Virginia, which has been true to its origin and has steeped its history in romance.

Romance does not yield unbroken happiness: Sir Walter Raleigh suffered for his romance. Romance does not creep along the ground; like the memorial to Washington, it reaches upward—a silver thread uniting earth to the blue of heaven above.

April 18, 1927.

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The slightest survey of different epochs of civilization discloses great differences in their attitude towards symbolism.

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The word is a symbol, and its meaning is constituted by the ideas, images, and emotions, which it raises in the mind of the hearer.

It is the task of reason to understand and purge the symbols upon which humanity depends.

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Kunz, F. L.

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