ASPECTOS GENERALES DEL CONOCIMIENTO SIMBÓLICO Y DIAGRAMÁTICO: EL CASO DE LOS DIAGRAMAS DE VENN.

The aim of this research paper is to present, on the one hand, the symbolic nature of formal logical reasoning and, on the other hand, its diagrammatic nature. Particularly, this research paper attempts to explain what means to know by means of diagrams and symbols and how this knowledge is linked to the formal nature of logic. As a concrete case of study, will be analyzed Venn diagrams as well as their teaching in the program of High School and College. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]