November 8th to 11th, 2004

Eduardo de Oliveira Elias
nupe@uniderp.br
UNIDERP - Brazil

EXISTENTIAL GRAPHS AND L'ÉCRITURE

ABSTRACT
The present study aims at approaching the existential graphs, as defined by Peirce, in their relation to the field of sign conception, notation and register nominated "L'écriture", as formulated by Derrida. Therefore, it also uses the notion of modeling, originally established by Iuri M. Lotman, and its implications concerning the production of texts of the culture. Such study also observes "L'écriture" as a set of texts of the culture, as well as the role of the existential graphs in those texts. Finally, the notions concerning the existential graphs are correlated to abduction and their pragmatic functions in the area of "L'écriture".

KEYWORDS: Existential Graphs, "L'écriture", Modeling, Culture.

Center for Pragmatism Studies
Philosophy Graduate Program
Departament of Philosophy
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - Brazil