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The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (Advances in Semiotics)
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"... fascinating throughout.... the book is recreative in the highest sense." -- Arthur C. Danto, The New Republic
"A gem for Holmes fans and armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection, and Peirce scholars." -- Library Journal
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #921965 in Books
- Published on: 1988-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
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" ... fascinating throughout... the book is recreative in the highest sense." Arthur C. Danto, The New Republic "A gem for Holmes fans and armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection, and Peirce scholars." Library Journal
Customer Reviews
actually the sign of several
This book is a collection of essays on induction and abduction by several authors mainly know in the field of semiotics, theory of mind, and cognitive science. This makes the essays somewhat heterogeneous, but in a good way. It is a little misleading to say that it is the sign of three, b/c in the book they also look at other people/characters besides (Auguste) Dupin, (Sherlock) Holmes, and (Charles Sanders) Peirce. The sign of three is a play on words from the Sherlock Holmes story 'The sign of four' and the importance of 3 in the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce. Other people/characters that they refer to are Freud, Voltaire's Zadig, and Karl Popper.
