The book is a comprehensive introduction to the work of the
Estonian-German biologist Jakob von Uexkull. After a first
introductory chapter by Morten Tonnessen and a second chapter on
Uexkull's life and philosophical background, it contains four
chapters devoted to the analysis of his main works. They are
followed by a vast eighth chapter which deals with the influence
Uexkull had on other philosophers and scientists. Finally, the
author discloses his conclusions, focused on the possibility of
updating Uexkull's work. As far as the key issue is concerned, the
Uexkullian Umwelt is the perceptive and operative world which
surrounds animal species; it is a subjective species-specific
construction which provides living organisms with great security
and behaviour stability. The relationship that the animal carries
out with its environment is a complex system of semiotic
interactions: its behaviour is not a set of mechanical reactions,
but a spontaneous attribution of meaning to the outside world.
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