Dynamic Semiosis: Meaning, Informing, and Conforming in Constructing the Past
Kenneth Thibodeau
Abstract:Constructed Past Theory (CPT) is an abstract representation of how information about the past is produced and interpreted. It is grounded in the assertion that whatever we can write or say about anything in the past is the product of cognition. Understanding how information about the past is produced requires the identification and analysis of both the sources on which that information is based and the way in which the constructor approaches the task to select, analyze, and organize information to achieve the … Show more
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