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Paul Ricoeur (1967) has observed that “The symbol gives rise to thought” (p. 348). In this way, he points to the hermeneutic dimension of symbols. Symbols confront us as givens, as already-there representations that coalesce prior, and perhaps non-conscious, reflection in a concrete image. In so confronting us, they lead our thinking, enticing us to further reflection.
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Lewin, P. (1991). Reflective Abstraction in Humanities Education: Thematic Images and Personal Schemas. In: Steffe, L.P. (eds) Epistemological Foundations of Mathematical Experience. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3178-3_10
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