This volume analyses the interpretation of the built environment by connecting analytical frames developed in the fields of semiotics and geography. It focuses on specific components of the built environment: monuments and memorials, as it is easily recognisable that they
The book is an in-depth presentation of the European branch of semiotic theory, originating in the work of Ferdinand de Saussure. It has four parts: a historical introduction, the analysis of langue, narrative theory and communication theory. Part I briefly
The semiotic analysis of sculptures, paintings, and photographs constitutes yet another source for deciphering the meanings of love. The philosopher Plotinus claimed that art revealed the true nature of an object more accurately than just viewing it with the eyes,
During the last three decades, emotions have become a critical topic in several branches of the contemporary philosophical debate, ranging from metaethics and value epistemology to philosophical psychology and normative ethics. Emotions are supposed to play a crucial role in
The complex relationship between life and the arts has always been a crucial topic in philosophical discourse. The essays in this book discuss fundamental issues of modern and contemporary aesthetics, drawing upon the work of the French philosopher Jean- Pierre
Presents a new approach to multiculturalism that is grounded in biosemiotics Addresses contemporary and pressing questions in semiotic and multicultural research Offers a much-needed pluralistic logic for developing an altruistic mentality Raises a new epistemological awareness. This highly readable book develops a numanistic,
Signata 9 dir. Jean-Marie Klinkenberg et Stéphane Polis Signatures. (Essais en) Sémiotique de l’écriture 2018
Fake News, Misinformation/Disinformation, Post-Truth (edited by Piero Polidoro) The latest issue of VERSUS (127, N. 2/2018) has been published. The thematic section of the issue is about “Fake-News, Misinformation/Disinformation, Post-Truth” and it has been edited by Piero Polidoro. Articles treat
To place animals within the realm of nature, means inserting them among the articulations of culture and the social. Semiotics has never avoided this chiasmus, choosing to deal from the outset with the problem of the languages of animals following
“The time is out of joint”. This famous line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet helps to describe the impression of decentering, of deconstruction, which we currently live and experience. This phenomenon is caused by various factors and while it is happening