Codeword for "I'm a big bitch." Used often by pseudointellectuals, "artists" who don't do art but talk about it, and philosophy academics that think with their crotch and talk out their asshole.
by bigtrick September 4, 2006
Get the semiotics mug.A study of phenomenalism which offers that the "larger" and the right-leaning direction sign are equal to each other.
In other words - - > = >.
In other words - - > = >.
Semiotics states that the future is a subset of the past or that "the past is greater."
Semiotics says that "=" is a statement of equivalence--not equality.
Thus signs but not statements, can be equal to themselves.
Semiotics says that "=" is a statement of equivalence--not equality.
Thus signs but not statements, can be equal to themselves.
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by Journas October 9, 2003
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The semiotics of a convultion by a student who was outraged enough by the precise language of philosophy, coupled with his disgust at the rigidity of a fine art degree, led him to conclude it was all rubbish that came from the loins
The semiotics of a convultion by a student who was outraged enough by the precise language of philosophy, coupled with his disgust at the rigidity of a fine art degree, led him to conclude it was all rubbish that came from the loins
by Edgar Allen Post September 22, 2006
Get the semiotics mug.Conducting a war using a full range of signs and symbols -- but pointedly excluding violence or other unlawful or violent acts. A war of ideas in the age of internet and multimedia. Compare scamizdat.
The Internet's response to Scientology's attempt to rmgroup alt.religion.scientology included publishing their trade-secret "scriptures," graphically reviling them, putting billboards on trucks and buses, hosting radio talk-show segments, songwriting, projecting laser glyphs on walls, having aircraft pull pennants with slogans, picketing their headquarters, deconstructing their newsletters, creating cartoon lampoons and webpages, and, in other words, full semiotic war.
by Jeffrey Wright January 4, 2007
Get the semiotic war mug.The study of how meaning is made in science through signs, symbols, and representations. Scientific Semiotics analyzes how data become signs, how graphs signify, how models mean, how language shapes what can be said. It reveals that science is not just about discovering facts but about creating sign systems that make facts visible and communicable. A number is a sign. A diagram is a sign. A theory is a sign system. Understanding science requires understanding how its signs work.
"Your p-value is 0.03—what does that mean? Scientific Semiotics says: it's a sign, not a fact. It signifies something about your data relative to your assumptions. But signs need interpretation. Don't mistake the signifier for the signified, or you'll think statistical significance is actual significance."
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"You think you're experiencing reality directly? Epistemological Semiotics says: you're experiencing reality filtered through language, culture, personal history—all sign systems. There's no escape into the raw real. The signs are the only access you have. Learn to read them or stay confused."
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