Models as signs of the imaginary
Peirce, Pierce, Langer, and the non-discursive sign
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4472785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane West (0000-0001-7148-205X, University of Toronto , 91 Charles Street West, Victoria College, Room 316 , Toronto , ON , Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 2022 |
| Issue | 245 |
| Pages | 63-78 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem-2019-0080 |
| OpenAlex | W4213125368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
It is common for us to see models as exemplars of things that exist. Models, instead, are merely Peircean indexes, in that they only point to their objects, objects which may in themselves not exist. This is to say that these examples may only exist as thoughts that point to other thoughts or even ideas that point to objects that may not exist because they are paradoxical
Epistemology · Geometry · Point (geometry) · Psychoanalysis · Semiotics · Sign (mathematics) · The Imaginary · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |