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''This article discusses the evolution and development of the symbol theory of semiotics'' and was presented to the Ateneo de Manila University. == Introduction == The world has been existing for millions of years and it has been inhabited by a variety of geological, botanical and zoological creatures including the human species. Humans are characterized as rational beings (Olaguer, 2008) and have the capability of thinking and creating things by using their free will and intellect. These mental, physical, and emotional processes result in human activities. Human acts vary depending on our environment, personal experiences and psychological disturbances. In 1985, a cave in Spain was discovered with dozens of wall paintings depicting symbols dating from 100,000-40,000 years ago (Harris et al., 1989). These figures were graphical representations of bisons, deers, horses and other animals painted in black, red, brown and yellow inks. The rise of early civilization, c. 2100 BC, fueled man’s intellectual curiosity and built its own government. In line with the development of governing law is the foundation of an early writing system in the form of the Hammurabi codes–called ''Cuneiform''– written on stone tablets. A thousand years earlier the Egyptians formulated picture on walls of pyramids and temples. These narrative figures called ''Egyptian hieroglyphs'' depict Egyptian lifestyle and religious beliefs. In the eastern part of the world, the Chinese developed writing symbols inspired by the differences of footprints of animals and observable objects around them. They developed the symbols by reducing the number of strokes and made up the first pictographs. Through time, Chinese strokes evolved from pictograph to modern characters called ''Hanzi''. As the Hellenistic age began, independent city-states were established in Greece. The Greeks, with the modernity of life and civilization, developed various talents and disciplines that flourished arts and literature in forms of philosophy, poetry, drama, play, rhetoric, architecture and sculpture. Greeks express their intelligence, talents and their society in an artistic way whether it is written, spoken, structure or gestures. These were the first few figures that our ancestors created and enriched which were documented and later on developed to a more complex symbols which until now we use in interacting and communicating within our society. As the symbols developed and transformed into different types, forms, figures and styles; a scholarship emerged to study and better understand the significance of these signs and symbols that we call Semiotics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Symbol theory of semiotics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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