Imago - Imago

Japanese: イマゴ - いまご
Imago - Imago


[Semantics]
It comes from the Latin imago, which corresponds to the Greek eikōn and phantasma, and originally meant the form of something perceived visually, but by extension came to mean the mental representation of something perceived by the senses. It also refers to the materialization of a mental representation, such as a photograph or print, or a newly created mental representation, such as a product of the imagination, a dream, or a daydream.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Imago" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[語義]
 ギリシア語のエイコンeikōnやファンタスマphantasmaに対応するラテン語のイマゴimagoに由来し,もともとは視覚的にとらえられたものの〈かたち〉を意味し,転じて諸感覚によってとらえられたものの心的表象を意味するようになった。また,写真や版画のように心的表象の物質化されたもの,想像の産物,夢想,白昼夢のように新しくつくり出された心的表象をもさす。…

※「イマゴ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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