Organism as a self-reading text : anticipation and semiosis

p. 93-104

Abstract

Signs appear as a result of the categorisation process which takes place with the interaction of texts. This can be interpreted as a primary form of anticipation learning. The behaviour of the sequential organic molecules with a high combinatorial potential gives rise to several features which are isomorphic with those of semiotic systems, and text. Organism is a text to itself since it requires reading and re-presentation of its own structures for its existence, e.g., for growth and reparation, it also uses reading of its memory when functioning. This defines an organism as a self-reading text. Anticipation is a property which primarily appears in autocatalytic cycles. For textual autocatalytic systems, anticipation could be represented as a sign.

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Bibliographical reference

Kalevi Kull, « Organism as a self-reading text : anticipation and semiosis », CASYS, 1 | 1998, 93-104.

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Kalevi Kull, « Organism as a self-reading text : anticipation and semiosis », CASYS [Online], 1 | 1998, Online since 28 June 2024, connection on 19 September 2024. URL : http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=594

Author

Kalevi Kull

Institute of Zoology and Botany, Riia St. 181, Tartu, Estonia

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