Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Philosophie--Paris 1, 2000. Titre de soutenance : Wittgenstein, le réalisme et la nature de la signification. / Bibliogr. p. 293-307. Index.

Inaug. - Diss. : Philosophische Fakultät II : Erlangen-Nürnberg : 1981. - Bibliogr. p. 249-294. -

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Neuphilologische Fakultät, Germanistisches Seminar--Universität Heidelberg, 1984. / Bibliogr. p. 172-185.

Diss.--Frankfurt am Main--Universität.

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Göttingen--Georg-August-Universität, 1990.

Le but de ce mémoire est d'exposer les théories gricéenne et searlienne de la signification en vue de conclure en faveur de la première. Pour ce faire, nous passerons par trois chapitres. Le premier expose la théorie gricéenne. Outre les fondements de la signification, on y présente les deux genres de signification identifiés par Grice: la signification du locuteur et la signification d'un énoncé. Le second chapitre expose la théorie de Searle. Cela implique d'exposer ses conceptions de la nature de !'Intentionnalité, de la structure de l'action humaine et des intentions de sens. Après avoir discuté des implications de chacune des théories, nous concluons dans le troisième chapitre en faveur de celle de Grice.

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

What am I seeing? What does it mean? This thesis addresses the transformations in cultural life in the 21st century due to the cultural dominance of the image, which resulted from the radical change and enormous progress in the media, communication and the development of information systems in the world. All this has led to changes in the intellectual structure, and an increased tendency to drift in all areas, and the emergence of a society and a culture governed by the culture of shock. The fundamental issue concerning the image is an epistemological issue, as we cannot distinguish between the visual image and the semantic product. We live in a world surrounded with stunning and spectacular visual images. We are overloaded with images from all types in our everyday life. We probably see images more than we read words. This thesis provides an analytical framework for understanding how images produce meanings using the semiotic approach. Semiotics is the most important approach that can be used to analyze all types of images. Semiotic analysis addresses images as signs which communicate meaning. The symbols used in signs are often culturally specific. This thesis indicates the focus of the receiver to adapt to this visual cultural situation, to be able to grasp the content of the new cultural discourse as it is present in all the details of the receiver’s daily life. There have been a number of questions that pushed me to accomplish this research, including: what are the elements of the culture of the image? What is its impact on the mental perception and production of semantic meaning? What is its reflection on the nature of social networking in general? The thesis discussed all of these issues.

Military oriented publications Army Times and Veterans of Foreign Wars publish stories praising wounded warriors returning to duty. This praise complicates the conception of masculinity and ability among service-members. One reading of Judith Butler’s chapter “Bodies that Matter” aids understanding how the military forms bodies of service-members and how these bodies overcome injury. Simi Linton criticizes this rhetoric of overcoming as oppressive, and Garry B. Trudeau’s illustrated narrative The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time offers a positive alternative to reenlisting. This alternative resists this militaristic rhetoric, which will lead to detrimental consequences. The military forms civilians into service-members, andButler’s reading of Plato’s masculine autogenesis applies to the formation of service-members. Military and civilian audiences accept this reproduction of service-members, andButler’s resistance to Plato serves individuals and society. Linton’s critique of the rhetoric of overcoming also serves individuals and society. This rhetoric causes distress among individuals with disabilities, and if the military and society embrace this rhetoric, individuals with and without disabilities will suffer. Fortunately, Trudeau diverts this rhetoric of overcoming. His narrative reminds audiences a return to civilian life does not end one’s masculinity. Rehabilitation and recovery require dedication and focus, two virtues gained through military training and service. As members of society, we need to recognize the detrimental affects of this rhetoric of return. If we accept this conception of masculinity, it will influence our understanding of masculinity and ability, which will then permeate throughout society.

Texte remanié de: Ph. D. diss.--University of Iowa, 2000. / Bibliogr. p. 239-251. Index.