Editorial
Rather than confidently aiming at absolute truth, scientific research strives
to reduce ignorance. Sustainable knowledge is backed by healthy skepticism and
constant willingness to critically reconsider even the best entrenched
assumptions. Read more...
Obituary
Mary Douglas peacefully passed away on May 17 at the University College London Hospital. Read more...
World Report
The community of scholars who
are committed to the study of Peirce owe to Frederic H. Young, the
founder of the Charles S. Peirce Society,
a deep debt, for his efforts in transforming an informal,
inchoate assemblage of individuals into a formal, identifiable
community of scholars.
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Guest Column
With Jean
Baudrillard’s (1929-2007) passing the question of his intellectual
legacy was raised in very public ways around the globe. For the
most part, the flurry of obituaries rehearsed all the prejudices
and exaggerated interpretations that have dogged him since the
1980s... Read more...
Imitation, Memory, and Cultural Changes: Probing the Meme Hypothesis, a symposium organized by the Toronto Semiotic Circle. Proceedings and Videos.
Semiotic Profile
Photo: Donatella Pandolfi
Adam Kendon is a leading authority on the study of
gesture but has also published pioneering studies on the
organization of behaviour in face-to-face interaction. Read more...
World Report
Notes on the Sixth International Iconicity Symposium;
Johannesburg, 1-4 April 2007. Read more...