“Pragmatic Turn” in Contemporary Thinking. The Pragmatic Dimension and Shaping of the Pragmatic
“Pragmatic Turn” in Contemporary Thinking. The Pragmatic Dimension and Shaping of the Pragmatic
Author(s): Alexandru BobocSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: sign – semiotic – syntax – semantics – pragmatics; pragmatic dimension – “pragmatic reason” – “pragmatic turn”; pragmatic thinking – pragmatics – pragmatism; language – meaning – reference; “significance – use” – “speech acts”
Summary/Abstract: The study of a pragmatic dimension of semiotics appears only late in the history of this discipline. “Pragmatics” seems the last one called into the dispute of signs. The following study focusses on semiotics and the theory of action, stressing the distinction between “pragmatism” and “practical” matters within this philosophical discipline. The theory of “speech acts” is investigated and related to the new perspectives opened in the semiotics in order to highlight further avenues for research.
Journal: Balkan Journal of Philosophy
- Issue Year: I/2009
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 61-68
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English