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What branch of semiotics did Peirce see logic as?

  • Formal

  • Informal

  • Symbolic

  • Aesthetic

Answer

Peirce saw logic as the formal branch of semiotics, the study of signs and symbols. His work in this area foreshadowed the debate between logical positivists and proponents of the philosophy of language that dominated 20th-century Western philosophy.
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