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A biosemiotic ontology

the philosophy of Giorgio Prodi

Felice Cimatti

Abstract

Giorgio Prodi (1928-1987) was an important Italian scientist who developed an original philosophy based on two basic assumptions: 1. life is mainly a semiotic phenomenon; 2. matter is somewhat a semiotic phenomenon.

Prodi applies Peirce's cenopythagorean categories to all phenomena of life and matter: Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness. They are interconnected meaning that the very ontology of the world, according to Prodi, is somewhat semiotic. In fact, when one describes matter as "made of" Firstness and Secondness, this means that matter "intrinsically" implies semiotics (with Thirdness also being present in the world).

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Introduction Felice Cimatti

pp.1-4

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Life Felice Cimatti

pp.5-13

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Scientist because philosopher, philosopher because scientist Felice Cimatti

pp.15-22

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The line and the circle Felice Cimatti

pp.23-34

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The biological model

for an anti-cartesian semiotics

Felice Cimatti

pp.35-48

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From complementarity to semiosis Felice Cimatti

pp.49-68

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The origin of language Felice Cimatti

pp.69-80

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Attention and consciousness Felice Cimatti

pp.81-88

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Breaking the circle Felice Cimatti

pp.89-97

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Language and ethics Felice Cimatti

pp.99-108

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Aesthetic experience and the problem of the sacred Felice Cimatti

pp.109-121

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Conclusion

Prodi and Italian thought

Felice Cimatti

pp.123-133

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97903-8_12

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Dordrecht

Year: 2018

Pages: 159

Series: Biosemiotics

Series volume: 18

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97903-8

ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-97902-1

ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-97903-8

Full citation:

Cimatti Felice (2018) A biosemiotic ontology: the philosophy of Giorgio Prodi . Dordrecht, Springer.