Peirce's Theory of Signs
| Authors | Short, T. L. |
| Tags | Philosophy, History & Surveys, Modern, General, Movements, Analytic, Literary Criticism, Semiotics & Theory, Language Arts & Disciplines, Linguistics |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published | 12 feb 2007 |
| Date | 31 mag 2016 |
| Languages | eng |
| Identifiers | Amazon.com, uri: http://www.cambridge.org/9780521843201, google: NyGsVelOwKYC, isbn: 9780521843201, oclc: 252534849 |
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Description
cited on p. xvii fn. 7 of Deely's 2013 2nd ed. of John of St. Thomas's Tractatus de Signis
In this book, T. L. Short corrects widespread misconceptions of Peirce's theory of signs and demonstrates its relevance to contemporary analytic philosophy of language, mind and science. Peirce's theory of mind, naturalistic but nonreductive, bears on debates of Fodor and Millikan, among others. His theory of inquiry avoids foundationalism and subjectivism, while his account of reference anticipated views of Kripke and Putnam. Peirce's realism falls between 'internal' and 'metaphysical' realism and is more satisfactory than either. His pragmatism is not verificationism; rather, it identifies meaning with potential growth of knowledge. Short distinguishes Peirce's mature theory of signs from his better-known but paradoxical early theory. He develops the mature theory systematically on the basis of Peirce's phenomenological categories and concept of final causation. The latter is distinguished from recent and similar views, such as Brandon's, and is shown to be grounded in forms of explanation adopted in modern science.
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Review
"...a major achievement, a singularly important work on Pierce's theory of signs and one of the most important works to ever be published on Peirce." - Journal of the History of Philosophy
"...his attempt to demonstrate the relevance of Peirce's semiotics in contemporary philosophical though hinges on a balanced interplay between convincing arguments and documented research. This book insightfully unravels the necessity of overcoming the contemporary philosophical tendency to 'atomize issues', and there is reason to believe that Short's comprehensive study will set the agenda for interesting future developments in Peircean scholarship." --Chiara Ambrosio, University College London: Philosophy in Review
Book Description
T. L. Short corrects widespread misconceptions of Peirce's theory of signs and demonstrates its relevance to contemporary analytic philosophy of language, mind, and science. Peirce's theory of mind, naturalistic but nonreductive, bears on debates of Fodor and Millikan, among others.