In Peirce literature it is commonly held that a sign may have iconic, indexical, and symbolic aspects. In this paper, I argue that according to Peirce’s mature theory of signs, the theory expounded in the final version of the Syllabus of Logic of 1903, this cannot be the case. The paper also discusses two famous passages, one from the first version of the Syllabus, in which “hypoicons” are introduced, and another from the 1894 How to Reason. Both passages are usually taken as indications that for Peirce a sign may have iconic, indexical, and symbolic aspects; I offer an alternative interpretation of both passages.

On Mixed Signs / Francesco Bellucci. - In: VS. - ISSN 0393-8255. - ELETTRONICO. - 137:2(2023), pp. 357-372. [10.14649/108351]

On Mixed Signs

Francesco Bellucci
2023

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In Peirce literature it is commonly held that a sign may have iconic, indexical, and symbolic aspects. In this paper, I argue that according to Peirce’s mature theory of signs, the theory expounded in the final version of the Syllabus of Logic of 1903, this cannot be the case. The paper also discusses two famous passages, one from the first version of the Syllabus, in which “hypoicons” are introduced, and another from the 1894 How to Reason. Both passages are usually taken as indications that for Peirce a sign may have iconic, indexical, and symbolic aspects; I offer an alternative interpretation of both passages.
2023
VS
On Mixed Signs / Francesco Bellucci. - In: VS. - ISSN 0393-8255. - ELETTRONICO. - 137:2(2023), pp. 357-372. [10.14649/108351]
Francesco Bellucci
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