{"product_id":"umwelt-nox-vale-9798235084865","title":"Umwelt: On the Architecture of Species-Specific Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the world you experience is not \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e world, but \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e world-one of countless complete, coherent realities constructed by every living thing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUMWELT\u003c\/em\u003e, Nox Vale delivers a masterful exploration of Jakob von Uexküll's revolutionary concept of the Umwelt-the species-specific perceptual world that each organism inhabits as a fully realized, self-contained reality rather than a partial view of a shared universe. From the tick's three-element cosmos of butyric acid, warmth, and hair to the bee's ultraviolet meadows, the bat's echolocation landscape, and the human world of language and culture, Vale shows how organisms do not passively receive reality but actively construct it through their sensory-motor organization, functional circles, and inner worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending rigorous analysis with accessible prose, this book traces the Umwelt concept from its biological origins through its profound implications in biosemiotics, phenomenology (Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty), philosophy of mind (Nagel, Metzinger), cognitive science, autopoiesis, enactivism, and artificial intelligence. It examines how Umwelten shape ethics, politics, ecology, technology, art, and even dreams-revealing why destroying an organism's perceptual world is a deeper harm than we realize, and why AI's potential \"Umwelt problem\" challenges our assumptions about mind and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with vivid examples-from migrating birds and fungal chemical networks to digital platforms and the microbiome-this is essential reading for anyone fascinated by consciousness, animal minds, the nature of reality, and humanity's place in a pluralistic universe of overlapping worlds. \u003cem\u003eUMWELT\u003c\/em\u003e does not merely explain a concept; it transforms how you see the meadow, the tick, the machine, and yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nox Vale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235084865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nbm House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Nox Vale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743246987519,"sku":"9798235084865","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92899ea7-0158-484e-9459-3ca0cd75665d.jpg?v=1782450833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/umwelt-nox-vale-9798235084865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}