Introduction to Biosemiotics The New Biological Synthesis [Hardcover]

Combining research approaches from biology, philosophy and linguistics, the field of Biosemiotics proposes that animals, plants and single cells all engage in semiosis  the conversion of objective signals into conventional signs. This has important implications and applications for issues ranging from natural selection to animal behavior and human psychology, leaving biosemiotics at the cutting edge of the research on the fundamentals of life.

Drawing on an international expertise, the book details the history and study of biosemiotics, and provides a state-of-the-art summary of the current work in this new field. And, with relevance to a wide range of disciplines  from linguistics and semiotics to evolutionary phenomena and the philosophy of biology  the book provides an important text for both students and established researchers, while marking a vital step in the evolution of a new biological paradigm.

Combining approaches from biology, philosophy and linguistics, Biosemiotics proposes that animals, plants and single cells engage in semiosis: the conversion of objective signals into conventional signs. Here is a comprehensive introduction to the subject.

This book is addressed to students, researchers and academics who have barely heard of the emerging young science of Biosemiotics, and who want to know more about it. Written by many of the fields major contributors, it provides a highly qualified introduction to Biosemiotics and illustrates the most recent views in its background and development.

Combining research approaches from biology, philosophy and linguistics, the field of Biosemiotics proposes that animals, plants and single cells all engage in semiosis  the conversion of objective signals into conventional signs. This has important implications and applications for issues ranging from natural selection to animal behavior and human psychology, leaving biosemiotics at tlã'