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symbolic representation

symbolic representation In this historical logical-psychology context, symbolic representation means an abstract way of treating a term as the same with itself, apart from the changing context of actual experience.

In this historical logical-psychology context, symbolic representation means an abstract way of treating a term as the same with itself, apart from the changing context of actual experience. It expresses an ideal demand of thought for sameness of content, even though such complete sameness is not fully found psychologically.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Identity (logical)” (Identityl).
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