Approaching a semiotics of exaptation: At the intersection between biological evolution and technological development
This paper recognizes a specific correspondence between biological evolution and technological development and on this basis tries to set up a semiotic approach to the evolutionary phenomenon of exaptation. To do this, the existence of a historical-structural and pragmatic analogy between organs and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Sign Systems Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/15664 |
| Summary: | This paper recognizes a specific correspondence between biological evolution and technological development and on this basis tries to set up a semiotic approach to the evolutionary phenomenon of exaptation. To do this, the existence of a historical-structural and pragmatic analogy between organs and tools is shown, which in turn implies on a communicative ground the dissolution of some of their traditional distinctive attributes. Finally, a philosophical-analytical approach to natural and cultural functions is applied to define three types of exaptations. |
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| ISSN: | 1406-4243 1736-7409 |