Charles Peirce

Charles Peirce was an American philosopher and logician known for his work in semiotics, the study of signs and symbols and their meanings. He proposed that understanding involves three components: the sign (the representation), the object (what it refers to), and the interpretant (the understanding or meaning derived). Peirce emphasized that meaning is not fixed but evolves through interpretation and context. His ideas laid the groundwork for modern semantics, influencing how we think about language, communication, and the interpretation of information across various fields, including logic, philosophy, and linguistics.