A foray into the worlds of animals and humans : with A theory of meaning / Jakob von Uexküll ; translated by Joseph D. O'Neill ; introduction by Dorion Sagan ; afterword by Geoffrey Winthrop-Young.
Is the tick a machine or a machine operator? Is it a mere object or a subject? With these questions, the pioneering biophilosopher Jakob von Uexküll embarks on a remarkable exploration of the unique social and physical environments that individual animal species, as well as individuals within speci...
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| Other title: | Streifzüge durch die Umwelten von Tieren und Menschen. English |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English German |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2010.
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| Edition: | 1st University of Minnesota Press ed. |
| Series: | Posthumanities ;
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Table of Contents:
- Dorian Sagan
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Environment Spaces
- The Farthest Plane
- Perception Time
- Simple Environments
- Form and Movement as Perception Marks
- Goal and Plan
- Perception Image and Effect Image
- The Familiar Path
- Home and Territory
- The Companion
- Search Image and Search Tone
- Magical Environments
- The Same Subject as Object in Different Environments
- Conclusion
- Carriers of Meaning
- Environment and Dwelling-shell
- Utilization of Meaning
- The Interpretation of the Spider's Web
- Form Development Rule and Meaning Rule
- The Meaning Rule as the Bridging of Two Elementary Rules
- The Composition Theory of Nature
- The Sufferance of Meaning
- The Technique of Nature
- Counterpoint as a Motif/Motive of Form Development
- Progress
- Summary and Conclusion
- Geoffrey Winthrop-Young.