The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (Advances in Semiotics) [Paperback]

Umberto Eco (Editor), Thomas A. Sebeok (Editor)

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Publication Date: September 22, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0253204879 | ISBN-13: 978-0253204875 | Edition: 1st

"... fascinating throughout.... the book is recreative in the highest sense." —Arthur C. Danto, The New Republic

"A gem for Holmes fans and armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection, and Peirce scholars." —Library Journal

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" ... fascinating throughout... the book is recreative in the highest sense." Arthur C. Danto, The New Republic "A gem for Holmes fans and armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection, and Peirce scholars." Library Journal

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• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press; 1st edition (September 22, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253204879
• ISBN-13: 978-0253204875
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars actually the sign of several, July 30, 2009

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This review is from: The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (Advances in Semiotics) (Paperback)

This book is a collection of essays on induction and abduction by several authors mainly know in the field of semiotics, theory of mind, and cognitive science. This makes the essays somewhat heterogeneous, but in a good way. It is a little misleading to say that it is the sign of three, b/c in the book they also look at other people/characters besides (Auguste) Dupin, (Sherlock) Holmes, and (Charles Sanders) Peirce. The sign of three is a play on words from the Sherlock Holmes story 'The sign of four' and the importance of 3 in the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce. Other people/characters that they refer to are Freud, Voltaire's Zadig, and Karl Popper.