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Reflections on iconicity, representation, and resemblance: Peirce's theory of signs, goodman on resemblance, and modern philosophies of language and mind

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Dipert, R.R. Reflections on iconicity, representation, and resemblance: Peirce's theory of signs, goodman on resemblance, and modern philosophies of language and mind. Synthese 106, 373–397 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413591

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