Sign, object, thing: an eternal golden braid

This review argues that The Human Use of Signs (Deely, 1994) is both pivotal and exceptional in the oeuvre of John Deely. It argues that the volume is exceptional because of its unusual explicatory structure and that it is pivotal because of its extended focus on issues arising from the distinction of ‘sign’, ‘object’, and ‘thing’. Among these issues are the idea of the postmodern, objectivity, relation, and the semiotic animal

Diagrams, narratives and ‘reality’

Review of Creative Dynamics. Diagrammatic Strategies in Narrative [Iconicity in Language and Literature Vol. 11], by Christina Ljungberg. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2012. 190 pp

A Peirce for the 21st century

Review of Peirce’s Speculative Grammar: Logic as Semiotics by Francesco Bellucci. New York, London: Routledge, 2017, 388 pages

The World's First Full Press Freedom

The book investigates the world's first full legal press freedom. In 1770, king Christian 7's physician, the German enlightener J.F. Struensee, effectively became ruler of Denmark. His first decree, complete abandonment of censorship, led to 3 years of press freedom and an avalanche of pamphlets and debates. In early 1772, a coup led to his execution, giving rise to European outcry and fascination with the radical political experiment of Denmark

„...tam tikra prasme visi tiriami dalykai tinka semiotikai“

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