Introduction to Biosemiotics : The New Biological Synthesis, Hardcover by Bar...
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Introduction to Biosemiotics : The New Biological Synthesis, Hardcover by Bar.... 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. Introduction to Biosemiotics : The New Biological Synthesis, Hardcover by Barbieri, Marcello (EDT), ISBN 1402048130, ISBN-13 9781402048135, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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, th 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 – th provides an important text for both students and established researchers, while marking a vital step in the evolution of a new biological paradigm.
