On a computational model of the Peircean semiosis

We propose computational approach to the Peircean triadic model of semiosis (meaning processes). We investigate several theoretical constraints on the feasibility of a simulated semiosis within digital computers. These constraints, which are basic requirements for the simulation of semiosis, refer to the synthesis of irreducible triadic relations (sign-object-interpretant). We examine the internal organization of the triad, that is, the relative position of its elements and how they relate to each other by determinative relations. We also suggest a computational approach based on self-organization principles. In this context, relations of determination are described as emergent properties of the system.