Peircean semiotics
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Peircean semiotics is a philosophical theory of signs developed by Charles Sanders Peirce that explains meaning through a triadic relation among sign, object, and interpretant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peircean semiotics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4262252 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peircean semiotics Context triple: [Charles Sanders Peirce, notableIdea, Peircean semiotics]
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A.
A Theory of Semiotics
A Theory of Semiotics is Umberto Eco’s influential scholarly work that systematically explores the theory of signs, symbols, and meaning in communication and culture.
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B.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
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C.
Fregean semantics
Fregean semantics is a theory of meaning in philosophy of language that distinguishes between the sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) of linguistic expressions to explain how terms can be cognitively significant even when they refer to the same object.
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D.
Languages of Art: An Approach to a Theory of Symbols
Languages of Art: An Approach to a Theory of Symbols is a seminal work in analytic aesthetics that develops a systematic theory of symbols and representation in art, including painting, music, and notation.
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E.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peircean semiotics Target entity description: Peircean semiotics is a philosophical theory of signs developed by Charles Sanders Peirce that explains meaning through a triadic relation among sign, object, and interpretant.
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A.
A Theory of Semiotics
A Theory of Semiotics is Umberto Eco’s influential scholarly work that systematically explores the theory of signs, symbols, and meaning in communication and culture.
-
B.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
-
C.
Fregean semantics
Fregean semantics is a theory of meaning in philosophy of language that distinguishes between the sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) of linguistic expressions to explain how terms can be cognitively significant even when they refer to the same object.
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D.
Languages of Art: An Approach to a Theory of Symbols
Languages of Art: An Approach to a Theory of Symbols is a seminal work in analytic aesthetics that develops a systematic theory of symbols and representation in art, including painting, music, and notation.
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E.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical theory of signs
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semiotic theory ⓘ theory of meaning ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | how signs convey and transform meaning over time ⓘ |
| appliesCategory |
Firstness as category of possibility and quality
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Secondness as category of actuality and reaction ⓘ Thirdness as category of law, habit, and mediation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Peirce's categories of Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness ⓘ |
| classifiesSignByCategory |
legisign
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qualisign ⓘ sinsign ⓘ |
| classifiesSignByRelationToInterpretant |
argument
ⓘ
dicent sign ⓘ rheme ⓘ |
| classifiesSignByRelationToObject |
icon
ⓘ
index ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | dyadic theories of signs ⓘ |
| definesIconAs | sign that represents its object by resemblance ⓘ |
| definesIndexAs | sign that is physically or causally connected to its object ⓘ |
| definesSemiosisAs | action of a sign ⓘ |
| definesSymbolAs | sign that represents its object by convention or habit ⓘ |
| developedBy | Charles Sanders Peirce ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
immediate interpretant from dynamical and final interpretants
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immediate object from dynamical object ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
fallibilism in interpretation
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logical analysis of signs ⓘ |
| emphasizesRelation | triadic relation among sign, object, and interpretant ⓘ |
| equatesTerm | representamen as the sign in its sign-function ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dynamical interpretant
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dynamical object ⓘ final interpretant ⓘ immediate interpretant ⓘ immediate object ⓘ representamen ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
interpretant
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object ⓘ sign ⓘ |
| hasKeyNotion | semiosis ⓘ |
| holdsThat | meaning arises through an ongoing process of interpretation ⓘ |
| influencedField |
cognitive science
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communication theory ⓘ logic ⓘ modern semiotics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| relatedTo | pragmatism ⓘ |
| treatsInterpretantAs | effect of the sign in a mind or quasi-mind ⓘ |
| viewsSignAs | mediating entity between object and interpretant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peircean semiotics Description of subject: Peircean semiotics is a philosophical theory of signs developed by Charles Sanders Peirce that explains meaning through a triadic relation among sign, object, and interpretant.
Referenced by (1)
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