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A Semiotic Reflection on Selfinterpretation and Identity

Fernando Andacht

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)

Mariela Michel

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

In order to posit an alternative to Cartesian introspection as a form of privileged access to self-knowledge, the paper argues for a communicative embodied self which does not jeopardize human agency. Based on classical pragmatism, namely on Peirce's triadic semiotic, the text posits a non-reductionist alternative to the dualistic Cartesian cogito. Our goal is to advance the solution to an age-old paradox: how to understand the multiplicity of identities that constitute the self as well as our sense of unity and consistency across time. The triadic sign is considered a valuable theoretical tool to account for the unity of the self and for the diversity in human identity, without favoring either of the two terms. The self is construed as a sign in continuous growth through a reflexive, interpretive dialogue that aims to integrate multiple particular identities into the unity of a generative process.

Key Words: interpretive process • particular identities • self • triadic semiotic

Theory & Psychology, Vol. 15, No. 1, 51-75 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0959354305049744
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