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This paper proposes a Peircean perspective to provide a coherent philosophical framework that addresses these shortcomings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The paper draws on Charles Sanders Peirce\u2019s categories of Firstness, Secondness and Thirdness as well as his semiotic and metaphysical doctrines. It explores how Peirce\u2019s philosophy can enrich and reconcile two major methodologies relevant for PBC: facet analysis and domain analysis. The Integrative Levels Classification (ILC) system is examined as a concrete implementation of PBC and interpreted through a Peircean lens.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The paper concludes that a Peircean-inspired PBC can avoid the pitfalls of essentialism while preserving a commitment to realism and interdisciplinary coherence. The proposed triadic, realist and interpretive framework enriches and reconciles facet and domain analysis, strengthening the ontological foundations of PBC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The paper provides a novel theoretical grounding for PBC, addressing a significant critique in the literature. 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