{"product_id":"biosemiotics-jesper-hoffmeyer-9781589661844","title":"Biosemiotics: An Examination Into the Signs of Life and the Life of Signs","description":"Recent debates surrounding the teaching of biology divide participants into three camps based on how they explain the appearance of the human race: evolution, creationism, or intelligent design. \u003ci\u003eBiosemiotics\u003c\/i\u003e discovers an intriguing higher ground respecting those opposing theories by arguing that questions of meaning and experiential life can be integrated into the scientific study of nature. This groundbreaking book shows how the linguistic powers of humans imply that consciousness emerges in the evolutionary process and that life is based on sign action, not just molecular interaction. \u003ci\u003eBiosemiotics \u003c\/i\u003ewill be essential reading for anyone interested in the nexus of linguistic possibility and biological reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesper Hoffmeyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589661842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589661844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Scranton Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Jesper Hoffmeyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939829383423,"sku":"9781589661844","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_51fd5d86-1f69-4fe9-b5fb-0537cb750347.jpg?v=1681443733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biosemiotics-jesper-hoffmeyer-9781589661844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}