–noun (used with a singular verb)
| 1. | the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing. |
| 2. | a general theory of signs and symbolism, usually divided into the branches of pragmatics, semantics, and syntactics. |
Phenomenology
-noun
- A philosophy or method of inquiry based on the premise that reality consists of objects and events as they are perceived or understood in human consciousness and not of anything independent of human consciousness.
- A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl.
These concepts I'm still trying to work out. I struggle with them. I try to keep an open mind but I'm still not sure why I should care. I can't see them making any kind of greater difference. Shouldn't we, as art historians, do more than analyze paintings in terms of signs and our own experience with the works?
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