rt.representation theory - Definition of the symmetric algebra in arbitrary characteristic for graded vector spaces

What is the right definition of the symmetric algebra over a graded vector space V over a field k?

More generally: What is the right definition of the symmetric algebra over an object in a symmetric monoidal category (which is suitably (co-)complete)?

Two possible definitions come to my mind:

1) Take the tensor algebra over V and identify those tensors which differ only by an element of the symmetric group, i.e. take the coinvariants wrt. the symmetric group. The resulting algebra A is then the universal algebra together with a map V -> A such that the product of elements in V is commutative.

2) Take the tensor algebra over V and divide out the ideal generated by antisymmetric two-tensors. In this case, the resulting algebra A is the universal algebra together with a map V -> A such that the product of A vanishes on all antisymmetric two-tensors (one could say that all commutators of A vanish).

The definition 1) looks more natural and gives, for example, the polynomial ring in case V is of degree 0.

The definition 2) applied a vector space shifted by degree 1 gives (up to degree shift) the exterior algebra over the unshifted vector space. However, in characteristic 2 for example, one doesn't get the polynomial ring if one starts with a vector space of degree 0.

Finally, both definitions have a shortcoming in that they don't commute well with base change.