Meaning making from life to language:The Semiotic Hierarchy and phenomenology

The Semiotic Hierarchy: Life, Consciousness, Signs and Language

This article outlines a general theory of meaning, The Semiotic Hierarchy, which distinguishes between four major levels in the organization of meaning: life, consciousness, sign function and language, where each of these, in this order, both rests on the previous level, and makes possible the attainment of the next. This is shown to be one possible instantiation of the Cognitive Semiotics prog...

From Artificial Life to Semiotic Agent Models

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The Making of Meaning in Societies: Semiotic & Information-Theoretic Background to the Evolution of Communication

We examine the notions of meaning and information for animals or agents engaged in interaction games. Concepts from cognitive ethology, linguistics, semiotics, and evolution are surveyed. Innateness, individual learning, and social aspects (social learning and cultural transmission) of the evolution of communication are treated. Studies on animals and agents showing degrees of communication are...

Rotrou’s Bélisaire: Hierarchy and Meaning

Meaning in life across the life span: Levels and correlates of meaning in life from emerging adulthood to older adulthood

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