From"Everything"to"Vientiane":The Emergence of Symbols Promoted by the Technological Revolution of Mankind
Looking back at the history of the development of semiotics theory,it can be seen that human symbols tend to break out in stages during the technological revolution,which reflects the importance of symbols as communication and cognitive tools.From the perspective of industrial economics,through diachronic research method,this paper sorts out the relationship between the major technological revolution of human beings and the symbol groups emerging during it,and finds that symbols are not only used to express meaning,but also a means of human subjective cognition and management,and a management method invented by human beings to coordinate the information needed for various things.Specifically,symbol is the carrier of"people"to understand and disseminate technology.Whenever new technology appears and gradually replaces old technology,new symbol forms and technical structures emerge to adapt to the new needs and social environment.This kind of symbol emergence promotes the acceptance of technological innovation,alleviates the contradiction between the old and the new technological revolution,and provides the possibility for the formation of the symbol"Vientiane"between man and"everything".