| Title |
Semiotic insights into Aristotle's theory of being: definition and model of sign / |
| Another Title |
Aristotelio esaties teorijos semiotinės įžvalgos. |
| Authors |
Budrevičius, Algirdas |
| DOI |
10.15388/Im.2012.0.1069 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Informacijos mokslai / Vilniaus universitetas.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 61, p. 113-135.. ISSN 1392-0561 |
| Keywords [eng] |
sign as homomorphism ; Aristotle ; hylomorphism ; Cartesian coordinate system ; ontology ; modern public sphere |
| Abstract [eng] |
This paper is aimed to develop a model of the sign as homomorphism (i.e. similarity of form) as the initial part of a strict and fundamental theory of sign. Many various signs - photographs, pictures, sculptures, diagrams, surface maps, etc. - might be viewed in terms of homomorphism. The proposed model of sign as a homomorphism is derived using Aristotle’s theory of being. Two principles of Aristotle’s theory - form and matter - are used as elementary ideas in the model of sign. The main peculiarity of the undertaken approach to semiotics is treating a sign and a signified object as derivative ideas; they are constructed as compounds of form and matter. To achieve more strictness, the model of sign is treated in terms of the system of Cartesian coordinates modified for the articulation of being. Intentionality is viewed as the key idea in the model of sign. The approach to the definition of sign presented in this paper can be viewed as an ontological alternative to Peirce’s one. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
