Essential Readings in Biosemiotics Anthology and Commentary
Synthesizing the findings from a wide range of disciplines – from biology and anthropology to philosophy and linguistics – the emerging field of Biosemiotics explores the highly complex phenomenon of sign processing in living systems. Seeking to advance a
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BIOSEMIOTICS VOLUME 3 Series Editors
Marcello Barbieri Professor of Embryology University of Ferrara, Italy President Italian Association for Theoretical Biology Editor-in-Chief Biosemiotics Jesper Hoffmeyer Associate Professor in Biochemistry University of Copenhagen President International Society for Biosemiotic Studies
Aims and Scope of the Series Combining research approaches from biology, philosophy and linguistics, the emerging field of biosemiotics proposes that animals, plants and single cells all engage in semiosis – the conversion of physical signals into conventional signs. This has important implications and applications for issues ranging from natural selection to animal behaviour and human psychology, leaving biosemiotics at the cutting edge of the research on the fundamentals of life. The Springer book series Biosemiotics draws together contributions from leading players in international biosemiotics, producing an unparalleled series that will appeal to all those interested in the origins and evolution of life, including molecular and evolutionary biologists, ecologists, anthropologists, psychologists, philosophers and historians of science, linguists, semioticians and researchers in artificial life, information theory and communication technology.
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/7710
Donald Favareau
Essential Readings in Biosemiotics Anthology and Commentary
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Dr. Donald Favareau National University of Singapore University Scholars Programme 10 Kent Ridge Crescent Singapore 119260 Singapore [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4020-9649-5 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-9650-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-9650-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009943437 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
A Stroll Through the Worlds of Science and Signs Having spent the last ten years in regular correspondence with the world’s small but steadily growing population of “biosemioticians,” I feel warranted in saying of this diverse group of molecular biologists, neuroscientists, zoologists, anthropologists, psychologists and philosophers: that while each one more or less found their way into this common project alone – proceeding from vastly different starting points and through drastically varying routes – it might yet not be too broad a claim to say that a growing discontent with what was being offered as (or in lieu of ) “explanation” regarding the nature of empirically observed, real-world sign processes in their respective fields of origin a
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