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Laws, Language and Life
Pattee, Howard Hunt; Raczaszek-Leonardi, Joanna
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Description for Laws, Language and Life
Hardback. The early, now classic, papers of Howard Pattee are often difficult to find. This book makes these papers readily available and features a contemporary introduction which links them to current discourse in biosemiotics and the cognitive sciences. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; PSA; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
Howard Pattee is a physicist who for many years has taken his own path in studying the physics of symbols, which is now a foundation for biosemiotics. By extending von Neumann’s logical requirements for self-replication, to the physical requirements of symbolic instruction at the molecular level, he concludes that a form of quantum measurement is necessary for life. He explains why all non-dynamic symbolic and informational controls act as special (allosteric) constraints on dynamical systems. Pattee also points out that symbols do not exist in isolation but in coordinated symbol systems we call languages. Such insights turn out to be ... Read more
Howard Pattee is a physicist who for many years has taken his own path in studying the physics of symbols, which is now a foundation for biosemiotics. By extending von Neumann’s logical requirements for self-replication, to the physical requirements of symbolic instruction at the molecular level, he concludes that a form of quantum measurement is necessary for life. He explains why all non-dynamic symbolic and informational controls act as special (allosteric) constraints on dynamical systems. Pattee also points out that symbols do not exist in isolation but in coordinated symbol systems we call languages. Such insights turn out to be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Biosemiotics
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400751606
SKU
V9789400751606
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99-15
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