In this Book
- A Perfusion of Signs
- Book
- 1977
- Published by: Indiana University Press
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This collection celebrates the founding of the Semiotics Society of America. The ten essays cover various aspects of semiotics, ranging from its medical foundations to philosophical concerns, logic, the arts, and social science perspectives. The title echoes a remark by the great American founder of the modern theory of signs, C. S. Peirce, who argued that the entire universe is perfused with signs, if not composed exclusively of them. Accordingly, the theme that runs through this endeavor is that of global unity underlying variety, and a spirit of ecumenicalism that, more and more, characterizes contemporary semiotics. However, the specific ways in which signs function in the different arts and sciences are also clearly brought out. Contributors are Diana Agrest, Paul Bouissac, Mario Gandelsonas, Henry Hiz, James D. Meltzer, Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Erik Schwimmer, Thomas A. Sebeok, Harley C. Shands, Edward Stankie-wicz, Rulon Wells, and J. Jay Zeman.
Table of Contents

- Half Title Page
- p. i
- Contributors
- p. ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- 1. Criteria for Semiosis
- pp. 1-21
- 2. Peirce’s Theory of Signs
- pp. 22-39
- 3. Logical Basis of Semiotics
- pp. 40-53
- 4. Poetics and Verbal Art
- pp. 54-76
- 6. Semiotics and the Limits of Architecture
- pp. 90-120
- 9. Semiotics and Culture
- pp. 153-179
- 10. Ecumenicalism in Semiotics
- pp. 180-206
- Index of Names
- pp. 207-212
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253050915
MARC Record
OCLC
1259585941
Launched on MUSE
2021-07-11
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND