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The essence of computation is the manipulation of symbols.

From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold

#philosophy#computation#symbolism#manipulation
A symbol can represent many things.

From Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter

#symbols#meaning#interpretation#communication
The dying god is a symbol of renewal and rebirth.

From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer

#symbolism#renewal#rebirth#mythology
The sacred manifests itself through symbols.

From The Sacred and The Profane by Mircea Eliade

#symbols#sacred#representation#philosophy
Myth is a revelation of the sacred.

From The Sacred and The Profane by Mircea Eliade

#myth#sacred#symbolism#philosophy
The shipping container is a symbol of modernity and globalization.

From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson

#symbol#modernity#globalization
Her lasso of truth symbolizes honesty and justice.

From The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore

#symbolism#justice#truth#values
The four-minute mile became a symbol of what was possible when limits were pushed.

From The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb

#possibility#limits#inspiration#symbolism#athletics
In many cultures, salt is seen as a purifying agent.

From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

#purity#culture#symbolism#tradition
Shipping containers are now ubiquitous, a symbol of modern commerce.

From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson

#ubiquity#commerce#modernity#symbolism
The container is a symbol of modern trade.

From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson

#symbolism#trade#modernization
Cod has been a symbol of abundance and a source of conflict.

From Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky

#symbolism#conflict#history#economics