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Charles W. Morris
Charles W. Morris (1901-1979) was a semioticist and philosopher. He was a student of George Herbert Mead at the University of Chicago. His approach to semiotics was based on a threefold division of a sign into a sign vehicle, designatum, and interpreter, a concept which first appeared in his book Foundations of the Theory of Signs .
His books in the field of semiotics include:
- Foundations of the Theory of Signs (1938)
- Signs, Language, and Behavior (1946)
- Signification and Significance (1964)
He also authored several books on philosophy:
- Mind, Self, and Society (1934), a collection of G.H. Mead's lectures.
- (1942)
- The Open Self (1948)
- Varieties of Human Value (1956)
- The Pragmatic Movement in American Philosophy (1970)
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