Peirce's Twenty-Eight Classes of Signs and the Philosophy of Representation: Rhetoric, Interpretation and Hexadic Semiosis

This book explores C. S. Peirce's theory of signs and signification, tracing the evolution of his Philosophy of Representation project and examining the sign systems that superseded it. It offers an innovative reinterpretation of Peirce's thinking on signs and representation, extending his semiotic theory beyond the 1903 ten-class system.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 28 June 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This book is freely accessible and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is supported by Knowledge Unlatched. While the primary principles and systems of C. S. Peirce's groundbreaking theory of signs and signification are now widely recognized, it is less well known that Peirce initially developed these systems within a framework known as his Philosophy of Representation, which can be considered a modernized version of the traditional grammar, logic, and rhetoric trivium. In this book, Tony Jappy explores the evolution of Peirce's Philosophy of Representation project and examines the sign systems that eventually replaced it. Spanning the stages of Peirce's departure from this Philosophy of Representation, from its early beginnings in the mid-1860s to his final statements on signs between 1908 and 1911, this book highlights the fundamental theoretical distinctions between the earlier and later sign systems. While scholars have extensively researched the 1903 ten-class system, this book is the first to harness the untapped potential of the later six-element systems. By demonstrating how these systems differ from the 1903 version, Peirce's Twenty-Eight Classes of Signs and the Philosophy of Representation offers an innovative and valuable reinterpretation of Peirce's thinking on signs and representation. By extending Peirce's semiotic theory beyond the well-studied systems of his Philosophy of Representation, this book will be of crucial importance to scholars engaged in the field of semiotics.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 278 x 246 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350074392