Consciousness and the philosophy of signs : how Peircean semiotics combines phenomenal qualia and practical effects / Marc Champagne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Champagne, Marc, 1969- author.

Series:

Studies in the history of philosophy of mind ; v. 19.

Studies in the history of philosophy of mind ; Volume 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Signs and symbols.

Semiotics--Philosophy.

Philosophy, Modern--21st century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Semiotics.

Physical Description:

x, 127 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

It is often thought that consciousness has a qualitative dimension that cannot be tracked by science. Recently, however, some philosophers have argued that this worry stems not from an elusive feature of the mind, but from the special nature of the concepts used to describe conscious states. Champagne draws on the neglected branch of philosophy of signs or semiotics to develop a new take on this strategy. The term 'semiotics' was introduced by John Locke in the modern period ? its etymology is ancient Greek, and its theoretical underpinnings are medieval. Charles Sanders Peirce made major advances in semiotics. Most philosophers know him as the founder of American pragmatism, but he also coined the term 'qualia', which is meant to capture the intrinsic feel of an experience. Since pragmatic verification and qualia are now seen as conflicting commitments, Champagne endeavors to understand how Peirce could have it both ways. The key, he suggests, is to understand how humans can insert distinctions between features that are always bound. Recent attempts to take qualities seriously have resulted in versions of panpsychism, but Champagne outlines a more plausible way to achieve this.

Contents:

1. The promise of semiotic inquiry

2. The past, present, and future of semiotic inquiry

3. Tone-deaf no more

4. A missed avenue

5. The Peircean alternative

6. Prescission as our "undo button"

7. Getting in touch without touching

8. Simplicity within complexity

9. Peirce's merger versus Poinsot's buffer

10. Un-Lockeing a coloured world

11. Information flow, information pause

12. What sort of ontology might this imply?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Champagne, Marc, 1969- Consciousness and the philosophy of signs.

ISBN:

9783319733371

3319733370

OCLC:

1013720997