Peirce's Philosophy of Communication : The Rhetorical Underpinnings of the Theory of Signs EPUB

by Dr Mats Bergman

Part of the Continuum Studies in American Philosophy series

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Charles S. Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, was also the architect of a remarkable theory of signs that continues to puzzle and inspire philosophers today. In this important new book, Mats Bergman articulates a bold new approach to Peirce's semeiotic through a reassessment of the role of rhetoric in his work. This systematic approach, which is offered as an alternative to formalistic accounts of Peirce's project, shows how general sign-theoretical conceptions can plausibly be interpreted as abstractions from everyday communicative experiences and practices. Building on this fallible ground of rhetoric-in-use, Bergman explicates Peirce's semeiotic in a way that is conducive to the development of rhetorical inquiry and philosophical criticism. Following this path, the underpinnings of a uniquely Peircean philosophy of communication is unearthed - a pragmatic conception encased in a normative rhetoric, motivated by the continual need to transform and improve our habits of action.

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Pages:206 pages
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date:03/11/2011
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- Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism
ISBN:9781441155030

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