Notes on the semiotics of face recognition

Perceiving and recognizing others via their faces is of pivotal importance. The ability to perceive in the environment – discern between friends foes, selves as well detect seek predict possible moves, plans, intentions, a set skills that has proved be essential evolutionary history humankind. aim this study explore subject face recognition semiotic phenomenon. scope inquiry limited perception by human species. analysed on threshold biological processes cultural processes. We argue likenesses socio-cultural dimension should not overlooked. By drawing Georg Lichtenberg’s remarks physiognomy, we discuss critique bias, association ideas, mechanism typification involved recognition. Face discussed against background identification. take them three gradients meaning map out network relationships concerning different cognitive operations are at stake when dealing with faces.