Whether in advertising, art, or architecture, our lives are swarmed with symbols whose meanings have developed and varied over time and place. While a decorative owl presiding over the Library of ...

The symbols and images we see in our everyday lives can sometimes have very powerful meanings behind them. Take, for example, symbols of resilience and strength. For thousands of years, symbols of ...

Kirk O. Hanson is a senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. All human cultures use symbols to represent their core values and collective identity. We treasure most ...

Humans have a long list of symbols used for spirituality. The beauty of spirituality is that it differs from religion and transcends many different cultures. Many spiritual symbols we see come from ...