Pragmatism and the Forms of Sense

By Robert E. Innis

Subjects: Language and languages, Technology, Meaning (Philosophy), Philosophy, Pragmatism, Movements, Semiotics, Meaning (philosophy), Perception (Philosophy), Technology, philosophy, Language and languages, philosophy

Description: "Making sense of the world around us is a process involving both semiotic and material mediation - the use of signs and sign systems (preeminently language) and various kinds of tools (technics).". "The book foregrounds and is organized around the notion of "semiotic embodiment." Language and technics are viewed as "probes" upon which we rely, in which we are embodied, and that themselves embody and structure our primary modes of encountering the world. While making an important substantive contribution to present debates about the "biasing" of perception by language and technics, Innis also seeks to provide a methodological model of how complementary analytical resources from American pragmatist and various European traditions can be deployed fruitfully in the pursuit of new insights into the phenomenon of meaning-making."--BOOK JACKET.