Aristotle identified the heart as the center of both emotional and physical sensations in 4 BC. Although today's medicine places little value on our heart's effect on the states of our 'souls' and sympathies, we continue to represent its shape in pop culture. You'll find that there is a ton of anecdotal or historical conjectures as to why this is so, but there is one idea we can all agree on: we have somehow collectively accepted the heart's abstract shape as something of significance and it pervades art, fashion, and literature today. Wear your heart on your sleeve, on your feet or around your neck to see if you agree. more...
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