Charles W. Morris

Charles W. Morris (1901-1979) was a semioticist and philosopher. He was a student of George Herbert Mead at the University of Chicago. His approach to semiotics was based on a threefold division of a sign into a sign vehicle, designatum, and interpreter, a concept which first appeared in his book Foundations of the Theory of Signs .

His books in the field of semiotics include:

• Foundations of the Theory of Signs (1938)
• Signs, Language, and Behavior (1946)
• Signification and Significance (1964)

He also authored several books on philosophy:

• Mind, Self, and Society (1934), a collection of G.H. Mead's lectures.
• (1942)
• The Open Self (1948)
• Varieties of Human Value (1956)
• The Pragmatic Movement in American Philosophy (1970)