Logic of Insight: Dostoevsky the Prophet through Peirce’s Abduction
Logic of Insight: Dostoevsky the Prophet through Peirce’s Abduction
Author(s): Martin PetrushevSubject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Semiotics / Semiology, Theoretical Linguistics, Logic, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: abduction; abductive prophecy; effete mind; semiotics; Dostoevsky; Peirce
Summary/Abstract: This article examines Dostoevsky’s role as a “prophet-sign” through the lens of semiotics and Peirce’s theory of abduction. Drawing on Ivan Mladenov’s development of the concept of the effete mind, it explores how intuition and latent memory inform Dostoevsky’s foresight. His prophetic vision is understood as a cognitive process rooted in cultural experience. Through abductive reasoning, Dostoevsky reveals emerging patterns that remain relevant to philosophical and literary discourse today.
Journal: Философски алтернативи
- Issue Year: XXXV/2026
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 68-77
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
