The Immune Self: Practicing Meaning in vivo
The immune self is our reified way to describe the processes through which the immune system maintains the differentiated identity of the organism and itself. This is an interpretative process, and to study it in a scientifically constructive way we should merge a long hermeneutical tradition asking...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre for Philosophical Research
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Avant: Journal of Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard |
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| Online Access: | http://avant.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/YNeuman-The-Immune-_Avant_12012_online.doc.pdf |
| Summary: | The immune self is our reified way to describe the processes through which the immune system maintains the differentiated identity of the organism and itself. This is an interpretative process, and to study it in a scientifically constructive way we should merge a long hermeneutical tradition asking questions about the nature of interpretation, together with modern understanding of the immune system, emerging sensing technologies and advanced computational tools for analyzing the sensors' data. |
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| ISSN: | 2082-7598 2082-6710 |