The Natural History of the Sign: Peirce, Vygotsky and the Hegelian Model of Concept Formation

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Chris Barnham

The Natural History of the Sign

Peirce, Vygotsky and the Hegelian Model of Concept Formation

Chris Barnham

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English

De Gruyter Mouton
18 July 2022

Philosophy of language; Semiotics & semiology; Educational material

Series: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]

Our understanding of CS Peirce, and his semiotics, is largely influenced by a twentieth century perspective that prioritizes the sign as a cultural artifact, or as one that that 'distorts', in some way, our understanding of the empirical world. Such a perspective will always undermine appreciation of Peirce as a philosopher who viewed signs as the very mechanisms that enable us to understand reality through concept formation.

The key to this repositioning of Peirce is to place his work in the broad frame of Hegelian philosophy. This book evaluates, in detail, the parallels that exist between Peircean and Hegelian thought, highlighting their convergences and also the points at which Peirce departs from Hegel's position. It also considers the work of Vygotsky on concept formation showing that both are, in fact, working within the same Hegelian template.

This book, therefore, contributes to our broader understanding of Peircean semiotics. But by drawing in Vygotsky, under the same theoretical auspices, it demonstrates that Peirce has much to offer contemporary educational learning theory.

By: Chris Barnham
Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9783110695717
ISBN 10: 3110695715
Series: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]
Pages: 255
Publication Date: 18 July 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Barnham, United Kingdom.