The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning Tomlinson Gary
The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning Tomlinson Gary A groundbreaking account of the origin and place of meaning in the earthly biosphereWhat is meaning? Where is it found in the world?…
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The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning Tomlinson Gary
A groundbreaking account of the origin and place of meaning in the earthly biosphereWhat is meaning? Where is it found in the world? How does it arise?
Some see meaning as a uniquely human achievement, others extend it to trees, microbes, and even to the bonding of DNA and RNA molecules. In recent years, philosophers and scientists have answered these questions in different ways. In this groundbreaking book, Gary Tomlinson defines a middle path.
Combining emergent thinking about evolution, new research on animal behaviors, and theories of information and signs, he tracks meaning far out into the animal world. At the same time he discerns limits to its scope and identifies innumerable life forms, including many animals and all other organisms, that make no meanings at all.Tomlinson's map of meaning starts from signs, the fundamental units of reference or aboutness.
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