
Publication details
Verlag: Springer
Ort: Berlin
Jahr: 2009
Pages: 519-540
Reihe: Biosemiotics
ISBN (Hardback): 9781402096495
Volle Referenz:
, "The physics and metaphysics of biosemiotics", in: Essential readings in biosemiotics, Berlin, Springer, 2009


The physics and metaphysics of biosemiotics
pp. 519-540
in: , Essential readings in biosemiotics, Berlin, Springer, 2009Abstrakt
I define a symbol in terms of its structure and function. First, a symbol can only exist in the context of a living organism or its artifacts. Life originated with symbolic memory, and symbols originated with life. I find it gratuitous to use the concept of symbol, even metaphorically, in physical systems where no function exists. Symbols do not exist in isolation but are part of a semiotic or linguistic system. H. H. Pattee (1969: 292)
Publication details
Verlag: Springer
Ort: Berlin
Jahr: 2009
Pages: 519-540
Reihe: Biosemiotics
ISBN (Hardback): 9781402096495
Volle Referenz:
, "The physics and metaphysics of biosemiotics", in: Essential readings in biosemiotics, Berlin, Springer, 2009