Abstract
![CDATA[For the premodernist, a symbol is indicative of “a natural law of value reflecting a reality that appears to exist in its own right and on its own terms” (Ashley, 1997, p. 3). So, this columnar representation of the ontological procession meant that man alone could not achieve transcendence: he was but one part of an inevitable natural process; concomitantly and ostensibly, equally integral relative to others. Man, woman, birth, death, infinity is one symbol of ontological process. In premodern times, one could be secure in the fact that all of these symbols of physical and psychological states constituted ontological truth or at least stability. Not only did people know they were going to die, they also knew it was likely they were going to die sooner than later.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Excess & Organization: Proceedings of SCOS XXIII: Stockholm 2005 |
Publisher | Royal Institute of Technology |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (Print) | 9171781137 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Event | Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism - Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → … |
Conference
Conference | Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism |
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Period | 1/01/06 → … |
Keywords
- ontology
- life
- death
- individualism
- modernism
- symbolism