[52] In his 1970 essay, titled simply Piaget's theory, Piaget says that reflecting abstraction is the general constructive process of mathematics: it has served, for example, to construct algebra out of arithmetic, as a set of operations on operations [ note 13 ].52] In his 1970 essay, titled simply Piaget's theory, Piaget says that reflecting abstraction is the general constructive process of mathematics: it has served, for example, to construct algebra out of arithmetic, as a set of operations on operations [ note 13 ].
symbolism. n. 1. the representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or character to something. 2. a system of symbols or symbolic representation. 3. a symbolic significance or quality.
History >> Art History. General Overview. Symbolism was an art movement in response to Realism and Impressionism. Poets, musicians, artists, and writers all used Symbolism to express meaning in an indirect manner. Symbolist painters wanted their pictures to depict a meaning beyond just the figures they drew.