Re-Thinking the Pragmatic Theory of Meaning
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Resumo: | A close reading of Peirce’s pragmatic maxim shows a correlation between meaning and purpose. If the meaning of a concept, proposition or hypothesis is clarified by formulating its practical effects, those also can be articulated as practical maxims. To the extent that the hypotheses or propositions upon which they are based are true, practical maxims recommend reliable courses of action. This can be translated into a broader claim of an integral relation between semiosis and goal-directed or teleological systems. Any goal-directed systems, to be propagating, must be capable of coordination the information in its internal or endergonic processes with exergonic information found in its environment. Signs are critical links between these two sources of information and must also serve as steering mechanisms for that system as well. If signs detected or represented information in the environments without using that information to steer the system, it would have no practical effect on the system; conversely, if a system could steer itself, but had no representation of exergonic information, it would fail to be propagating. Obviously, to get food, it must not only find it, but must also use that information to direct its behavior in a manner that makes use of that food. Using concepts found in complex systems and modern information theory, it is argued that this analysis requires a distinction between information and meaning. The result of this investigation is the claim that meaning can be understood as the propagating work of information. The remainder of the paper follows some of the ramification of this analysis for Peirce’s semiotic theory. |
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Re-Thinking the Pragmatic Theory of MeaningRepensando a Teoria Pragmática do SignificadoMeaningInformationPragmatismComplex systems.SignificadoInformaçãoPragmatismoSistemas complexos.A close reading of Peirce’s pragmatic maxim shows a correlation between meaning and purpose. If the meaning of a concept, proposition or hypothesis is clarified by formulating its practical effects, those also can be articulated as practical maxims. To the extent that the hypotheses or propositions upon which they are based are true, practical maxims recommend reliable courses of action. This can be translated into a broader claim of an integral relation between semiosis and goal-directed or teleological systems. Any goal-directed systems, to be propagating, must be capable of coordination the information in its internal or endergonic processes with exergonic information found in its environment. Signs are critical links between these two sources of information and must also serve as steering mechanisms for that system as well. If signs detected or represented information in the environments without using that information to steer the system, it would have no practical effect on the system; conversely, if a system could steer itself, but had no representation of exergonic information, it would fail to be propagating. Obviously, to get food, it must not only find it, but must also use that information to direct its behavior in a manner that makes use of that food. Using concepts found in complex systems and modern information theory, it is argued that this analysis requires a distinction between information and meaning. The result of this investigation is the claim that meaning can be understood as the propagating work of information. The remainder of the paper follows some of the ramification of this analysis for Peirce’s semiotic theory.Uma leitura cuidadosa da máxima pragmática de Peirce revela uma correlação entre significado e propósito. Caso o significado de um conceito, proposição ou hipótese seja esclarecido pela formulação dos seus efeitos práticos, eles também podem ser articulados como máximas práticas. À medida que as hipóteses ou proposições sobre as quais são baseados sejam verdadeiras, máximas práticas recomendam linhas de ação confiáveis. Isso pode ser representado como uma afirmação mais abrangente de uma relação integral entre semiose e sistemas orientados a metas ou teleológicos. Para ser propagador, qualquer sistema orientado a meta deve ser capaz de coordenar a informação, em seus processos internos ou endergônicos, com a informação exergônica encontrada em seu ambiente. Sinais são ligações importantes entre estas duas fontes de informação e devem igualmente servir também como mecanismos orientadores para aquele sistema. Se os sinais detectarem ou representarem informações nos ambientes sem usar a informações nos ambientes sem usar a informação para orientar o sistema, não terão efeito prático algum no sistema; inversamente, se um sistema puder orientar a si mesmo e não possuir nenhuma representação de informação exergônica, deixará de ser propagador. Obviamente, para obter alimento não basta apenas encontrá-lo, mas também usar a informação para orientar seu comportamento de forma a fazer uso desse alimento. Por meio dos conceitos encontrados em sistemas complexos e na teoria moderna da informação, argumenta-se que essa análise requer uma distinção entre informação e significado. O resultado desta investigação é a afirmação de que o significado pode ser entendido como o trabalho propagador da informação. O restante deste ensaio segue algumas das ramificações desta análise da teoria semiótica de Peirce.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2013-01-25info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13457Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 10 No. 1 (2009); 60-79Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 10 n. 1 (2009); 60-792316-52781518-7187reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13457/9973Copyright (c) 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLiszka, James Jakób2024-07-01T13:09:33Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13457Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofiaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/oairevcognitio@gmail.com2316-52781518-7187opendoar:2024-07-01T13:09:33Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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Re-Thinking the Pragmatic Theory of Meaning Repensando a Teoria Pragmática do Significado |
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Re-Thinking the Pragmatic Theory of Meaning Liszka, James Jakób Meaning Information Pragmatism Complex systems. Significado Informação Pragmatismo Sistemas complexos. |
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Re-Thinking the Pragmatic Theory of Meaning |
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Re-Thinking the Pragmatic Theory of Meaning |
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Liszka, James Jakób |
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Liszka, James Jakób |
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Liszka, James Jakób |
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Meaning Information Pragmatism Complex systems. Significado Informação Pragmatismo Sistemas complexos. |
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A close reading of Peirce’s pragmatic maxim shows a correlation between meaning and purpose. If the meaning of a concept, proposition or hypothesis is clarified by formulating its practical effects, those also can be articulated as practical maxims. To the extent that the hypotheses or propositions upon which they are based are true, practical maxims recommend reliable courses of action. This can be translated into a broader claim of an integral relation between semiosis and goal-directed or teleological systems. Any goal-directed systems, to be propagating, must be capable of coordination the information in its internal or endergonic processes with exergonic information found in its environment. Signs are critical links between these two sources of information and must also serve as steering mechanisms for that system as well. If signs detected or represented information in the environments without using that information to steer the system, it would have no practical effect on the system; conversely, if a system could steer itself, but had no representation of exergonic information, it would fail to be propagating. Obviously, to get food, it must not only find it, but must also use that information to direct its behavior in a manner that makes use of that food. Using concepts found in complex systems and modern information theory, it is argued that this analysis requires a distinction between information and meaning. The result of this investigation is the claim that meaning can be understood as the propagating work of information. The remainder of the paper follows some of the ramification of this analysis for Peirce’s semiotic theory. |
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