The semiotics of models

The paper sheds light on the concept of model in ordinary language and in scientific discourse from the perspective of C. S. Peirce’s semiotics. It proposes a general Peircean framework for the definition of models of all kinds, including mental models. A survey of definitions of scientific models t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winfried Nöth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2018-05-01
Series:Sign Systems Studies
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Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/15966