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S2E74 - Art, Symbols, Interpretation
Episode 166

S2E74 - Art, Symbols, Interpretation

The Two Tongues Podcast

October 26, 20221h 0mExplicit

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Show Notes

In this episode Chris attempts a psychological interpretation of the symbols in the great painting by Salvador Dali entitled: Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man. This was an exercise in the same type of free-association the depth psychologists like Freud and Jung engaged in. In it Chris tries to understanding what meaning is and where it comes from. He begins and ends with the same overarching question: Can there be valid meaning interpreted in symbols/art beyond what the artist intended? If so, what does this say about meaning in general? 

I've provided the link to the Wiki below as a reference to the image:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopoliticus_Child_Watching_the_Birth_of_the_New_Man