We use the word science to denote the quality, form, or status of science, understood not in the medieval sense of Scientia, but in the modern sense of experimental inquiry.
Due to the prestige of science, especially the natural sciences, contemporary representatives of disciplines such as philosophy, semiotics, and even literary critique are trying to transform their disciplines into sciences.
However, especially in recent decades, a growing awareness has emerged that the drive for scientificity is misleading. There is no clear consensus among representatives of semiotics on the status and nature of their discipline.
