QQC 6

Quote:  "So, in defining man as the symbol-using animal, we thereby set the conditions for asking: Which motives derive from man's animality, which from his symbolicity, and which from the com- bination of the two?" (Burke 496)

Question: In what ways does this question relate to the different theories we've covered such as Plato who believed that knowledge was innate (animality) and Aristotle who felt knowledge was gained through experiences (symbolicity)?