The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘One, Two, Three: Fundamental Categories of Thought and of Nature’

Quote: 

There may be a mere relation of reason between the sign and the thing signified; in that case the sign is an icon. Or there may be a direct physical connection; in that case, the sign is an index. Or there may be a relation which consists in the fact that the mind associates the sign with its object; in that case the sign is a name.

Date: 
1885
References: 
W 5:245
Citation: 
‘Icon’ (pub. 19.08.13-14:42). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-one-two-three-fundamental-categories-thought-and-nature-6.
Posted: 
Aug 19, 2013, 14:42 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Oct 21, 2015, 11:02 by Mats Bergman