On interpretative activity : : a Peircian approach to the interpretation of science, technology, and the arts / / by Noel E. Boulting.
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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| Superior document: | Philosophy of history and culture, v. 24 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Philosophy of history and culture ;
v. 24. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. On Using the Term 'Science'
- 2. Making Sense of Science and Technology
- 3. The Status of Works of Art
- 4. Art in Society
- 5. Within the Interpretative Process
- 6. The Problem of Reification
- Appendix: Objections to the Iconic Conception of Artworks
- Bibliography
- Index.