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On interpretative activity : a Peircian approach to the interpretation of science, technology, and the arts /

Using the ideas of the American scientist and philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, three conceptions of interpretation can be distinguished: the Iconic, the Indexical and the Intellective. This trichotomy is based on Peirce's use of his sign theory and his logic of scientific discovery. The Icon...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boulting, Noel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
Series:Philosophy of history and culture ; v. 24.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER ONE ON USING THE TERM 8216;SCIENCE8217;
  • CHAPTER TWO MAKING SENSE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • CHAPTER THREE THE STATUS OF WORKS OF ART
  • CHAPTER FOUR ART IN SOCIETY
  • CHAPTER FIVE WITHIN THE INTERPRETATIVE PROCESS
  • CHAPTER SIX THE PROBLEM OF REIFICATION
  • APPENDIX OBJECTIONS TO THE ICONIC CONCEPTION OF ARTWORKS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.