The title of this volume, Surrounded by Symbols, describes mankind's unique environment. The book tells how freedom in using language creates social reality. A language for civility and scholarship avoids spuma, magic, and defensive bilge. Taking a telescoping view, we study vibrations in symbolic environments between tradition and modernity, faithfulness and pragmatism, and between materialism and humanism. Taking a microscopic view, we see the descriptive, evaluative, and prescriptive language, often imbued with emotions, forming a universal minimum vocabulary of social reality.
Author: Hans L. Zetterberg |
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date: Apr 14, 2013 |
Number of Pages: 282 pages |
Binding: Paperback or Softback |
ISBN-10: 1484106288 |
ISBN-13: 9781484106280 |