Artigo de Periódico
On Peircés Pragmatic Notion of Semiosis— A Contribution for the Design of Meaning Machines
Fecha
2009Registro en:
0924-6495
v. 19, n. 1
Autor
Queiroz, João
Merrell, Floyd
Queiroz, João
Merrell, Floyd
Institución
Resumen
How to model meaning processes (semiosis) in artificial semiotic systems? Once all computer simulation becomes tantamount to theoretical simulation, involving epistemological metaphors of world versions, the selection and choice of models will dramatically compromise the nature of all work involving simulation.According to the pragmatic Peircean based approach, semiosis is an interpreterdependentprocess that cannot be dissociated from the notion of a situated (and actively distributed) communicational agent. Our approach centers on the consideration of relevant properties and aspects of Peirce’s pragmatic concept of
semiotics. Upon developing this approach, we have no pretensions of our being able
to present an exhaustive analysis of the differences between Peirce and other theoretical positions. Nevertheless, our contribution will serve to demonstrate how
theorists contribute toward revealing certain fundamental ‘semiotic constraints’ that will be of interest and importance.