| Charles S. Peirce S Philosophy of Signs: Essays in Comparative Semiotics Contributor(s): Deledalle, Gerard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253337364 ISBN-13: 9780253337368 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2001 Annotation: Charles S. Peirce's Philosophy of Signs examines Peirce's philosophy and semiotic thought from a European perspective, comparing the American's unique views with a wide variety of work by thinkers from the ancients to moderns. Parts I and II deal with the philosophical paradigms which are at the root of Peirce's new theory of signs, pragmatic and social. The main concepts analyzed are those of "sign" and "semiosis" and their respective trichotomies; formally in the case of "sign", in time in the case of semiosis. Part III is devoted to comparing Peirce's theory of semiotics as a form of logic to the work of other philosophers. Part IV compares Peirce's "scientific metaphysics" with European Metaphysics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Logic - Philosophy | Language |
| Dewey: 121.68 |
| LCCN: 00024320 |
| Series: Advances in Semiotics |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.05 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: [Note: Picture of Peirce available] Charles S. Peirce's Philosophy of Signs Peirce's semiotics and metaphysics compared to the thought of other leading philosophers. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to find common ground between the best of American semiotics and better-known European theories. Deledalle has done more than anyone else to introduce Peirce to European audiences, and now he sends Peirce home with some new flare.--Nathan Houser, Director, Peirce Edition Project Charles S. Peirce's Philosophy of Signs examines Peirce's philosophy and semiotic thought from a European perspective, comparing the American's unique views with a wide variety of work by thinkers from the ancients to moderns. Parts I and II deal with the philosophical paradigms which are at the root of Peirce's new theory of signs, pragmatic and social. The main concepts analyzed are those of sign and semiosis and their respective trichotomies; formally in the case of sign, in time in the case of semiosis. Part III is devoted to comparing Peirce's theory of semiotics as a form of logic to the work of other philosophers, including Bertrand Russell, Wittgenstein, Frege, Philodemus, Lady Welby, Saussure, Morris, Jakobson, and Marshall McLuhan. Part IV compares Peirce's scientific metaphysics with European metaphysics. Gérard Deledalle holds the Doctorate in Philosophy from the Sorbonne. A research scholar at Columbia University and Attaché at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, he has also been Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Department of the universities of Tunis, Perpignan, and Libreville. In 1990 he received the Herbert W. Schneider Award for distinguished contributions to the understanding and development of American philosophy. In 2001, he was appointed vice-president of the Charles S. Peirce Society. Contents Introduction--Peirce Compared: Directions for Use Part I--Semeiotic as Philosophy Part II--Semeiotic as Semiotics Part III--Comparative Semiotics Part IV--Comparative Metaphysics |