The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce - Paperback

by Umberto Eco (Editor), Thomas A. Sebeok (Editor)

" . . . fascinating throughout. . . . the book is recreative in the highest sense." --Arthur C. Danto, The New Republic

"A gem for Holmes fans and armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection, and Peirce scholars." --Library Journal

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The book is as intellectually exciting as it is instructive, and I recommend it highly to all readers who care seriously about how we come to know the things we think we know.