How Deep is the Surface? A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Meaning-Making in Living Systems

Yair Neuman

doi:10.1023/A:1026371128677

How Deep is the Surface? A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Meaning-Making in Living Systems

Yair Neuman

School of Education

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Abstract

Living systems are characterized by unique properties that make them resistant to the ``information-processingperspective'' of traditional cognitive science.This paper details those unique properties andoffers a new theoretical framework forunderstanding the behavior of living systems.This framework leans heavily on ideas fromgeneral systems theory (specifically Bateson'sinteractionist perspective), semiotics, andMerleau-Ponty's phenomenology. The benefits ofusing this framework are illustrated withexamples from two different domains: immunologyand verbal interaction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	393-415
Number of pages	23
Journal	Foundations of Science
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026371128677
State	Published - Dec 2003

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