Peirce’s sign theory as an open source R package

Authors

  • Alon Friedman School of Information, USF
  • Erin Feichtinger Department of Integrative Biology, USF

Keywords:

Peirce sign theory, Software, Open source R, package, Fuzzy logic

Abstract

Throughout Peirce’s writing, we witness his developing vision of a machine that scientists will eventually be able to create. Nadin (2010) raised the question: Why do computer scientists continue to ignore Peirce’s sign theory? A review of the literature on Peirce’s theory and the semiotics machine reveals that many authors discussed the machine; however, they do not differentiate between a physical computer machine and its software. This paper discusses the problematic issues involved in converting Peirce’s theory into a programming language, machine and software application. We demonstrate this challenge by introducing Peirce’s sign theory as a software application that runs under an open-source R environment.

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Published

2017-01-18

How to Cite

Friedman, A., & Feichtinger, E. (2017). Peirce’s sign theory as an open source R package. Signs - International Journal of Semiotics, 8, 1–24. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/signs/article/view/26872

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