Entropy, Function and Evolution: Naturalizing Peircian Semiosis

In the biosemiotic literature there is a tension between the naturalistic reference to biological processes and the category of ‘meaning’ which is central in the concept of semiosis. A crucial term bridging the two dimensions is ‘information’. I argue that the tension can be resolved if we reconside...

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Main Author: Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-02-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/12/2/197/