On interpretative activity : a Peircian approach to the interpretation of science, technology, and the arts / by Noel E. Boulting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boulting, Noel.

Series:

Philosophy of history and culture ; v. 24.

Philosophy of history and culture, 0922-6001 ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpretation (Philosophy).

Philosophy and science.

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.

Peirce, Charles S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using the ideas of the American scientist and philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, three conceptions of interpretation can be distinguished: the Iconic, the Indexical and the Intellective. This trichotomy is based on Peirce's use of his sign theory and his logic of scientific discovery. The Iconic captures what is valuable in itself for an individual interpreter as opposed to the Indexical which is available for public appreciation as an outcome beyond Interpretative activities. The Intellective extends the Iconic to include the interpretative activities of groups of interpreters employing appropriate methods of inquiry in a more rigorous and rational way. Such distinctions can be used in confronting certain problems in science, technology and the arts.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. On Using the Term 'Science'

2. Making Sense of Science and Technology

3. The Status of Works of Art

4. Art in Society

5. Within the Interpretative Process

6. The Problem of Reification

Appendix: Objections to the Iconic Conception of Artworks

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-40071-8

9786611400712

90-474-1109-9

OCLC:

614557674

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047411093 DOI