... endorsing naïve essentialism. This paper proposes a Peircean perspective to provide a coherent philosophical framework that addresses these shortcomings. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on Charles Sanders Peirce’s categories of Firstness, Secondness and Thirdness as well as his semiotic...

... The paper demonstrates important empirical evidence about the coherence of the domain of knowledge organization. Core values are conveyed across time through the concept maps in this population of conference papers. The most important part of Peirce's philosophy and classificatory schema consists of his...