Building on a range of disciplines from biology and anthropology
to philosophy and linguistics this book draws on the expertise of
leading names in the study of organic, mental and cultural codes
brought together by the emerging discipline of biosemiotics.
The book s 18 chapters present a range of experimental evidence
which suggests that the genetic code was only the first in a long
series of organic codes, and that it has been the appearance of new
codes organic, mental and cultural that paved the way for the major
transitions in the history of life.
While the existence of many organic codes has been proposed
since the 1980s, this volume represents the first multi-authored
attempt to deal with the range of codes relevant to life, and to
reveal the ubiquitous role of coding mechanisms in both organic and
mental evolution. This creates the conditions for a synthesis of
biology and linguistics that finally overcomes the old divide
between nature and culture.
The book will appeal to all those interested in the origins and
evolution of life, including biologists (from molecular and
cellular biologists to evolutionary and developmental biologists),
ecologists, anthropologists, psychologists, philosophers of
science, linguists, and researchers interested in the history of
science, the origins of life, artificial life and intelligence, and
information theory and communication technology."
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