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The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across diverse academic fields but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign.

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Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Meaning of Symbols and Orthographic Conventions Introduction * The Platonic Triad and Its Chinese Counterpart * Ontological Realism under Fire * The Return of the Subject(s) * The Peircean Trichotomy * The Poetic Logic * Metaphor and Culture * Myth Making and Its Socio-Economic Functions Epilogue: Semiotics as an Interdisciplinary Enterprise Technical Glossary Biographical Sketches Notes Cited Works and General Bibliography Index

Parallels Interactions and Illuminations

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/01/2010
      ISBN13: 9781442640481, 978-1442640481
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across diverse academic fields but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Meaning of Symbols and Orthographic Conventions Introduction * The Platonic Triad and Its Chinese Counterpart * Ontological Realism under Fire * The Return of the Subject(s) * The Peircean Trichotomy * The Poetic Logic * Metaphor and Culture * Myth Making and Its Socio-Economic Functions Epilogue: Semiotics as an Interdisciplinary Enterprise Technical Glossary Biographical Sketches Notes Cited Works and General Bibliography Index

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