Language of Living Matter

How Molecules Acquire Meaning

AvBernd-Olaf Küppers

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book, by an eminent scientist and philosopher, provides strong evidence for the claim that language is a general principle of Nature, rooted exclusively in physical and chemical laws.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-06-04
Mått:155 x 235 x 34 mm
Vikt:806 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Frontiers Collection
Antal sidor:511
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030803216

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Bernd-Olaf Küppers graduated in physics and then moved into molecular biology, in which he conducted research for many years at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. Thereafter he was professor of natural philosophy at the University of Jena. His main research field is the information-theoretical foundation of the origin and evolution of life. He is author and editor of numerous books, including the monographs “Molecular Theory of Evolution”, “Information and the Origin of Life” and “The Computability of the World”. His distinctions include membership of the German National Academy of Sciences and the Academia Europaea (London).

Innehållsförteckning

Language: Gateway to the World.- Truth: The Regulative Principle of Cognition.- Methods: Ways of Gaining Knowledge.- Unity: The Deep Structure of Science.- Limits: Insights into the Reach of Science.- Perspectives: Designing Living Matter.- Epilogue: Nature’s Semantics.- Author Index.- Subject Index.