Abstract
This doctoral project aims to investigate the conceptual construction of symbol and symbolism in the work of Aby Warburg (1866-1929), based on his reading of the essay Über das optische Formgefühl [1873], by Robert Vischer (1847-1933). It was in this essay that Vischer developed his theory of Einfühlung (empathy, or the projection of one's own bodily sensation into the perceptual process)…