Thure Von Uexküll
Biographic Data
| ID | 409347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thure Von Uexküll |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thure |
| FAMILY NAME | Von Uexküll |
| SIGNATURE | VON UEXKÜLL T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1954 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Network Collective
First-hand account of the rise and fall of a scientific paradigm Shows how scientific fiction turns to fact Highlights the origin of scientific hype Includes interviews with prominent scientists The network paradigm dominated immunological research from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. The originator, Niels Jerne, hypothesized that the vast diversity of antibodies in each individual forms a network of mutual "idiotypic" recognition, thus regula…
The Eternal Question
The reinterpretation of Nature by biology, which will prevail in spite of all obstacles, has brought our thinking closer to antiquity, giving us the chance to reinvigorate our perused terminology with the help of the resources to be found in the thoughts of the greatest minds of mankind. The way to Plato thus being cleared, I perceived the idea to seek enlightenment on pressing biological questions from the great Sage. As means to this end, I cho…
Eye witnessing Jakob von Uexküll’s Umwelttheory
Eye witnessing Jakob von Uexküll’s Umwelttheory
Units of survival
The relationship between semiotics and mechanical models of explanation in the life sciences
La difference entre la maniere mecaniste et la maniere semiotique d'etudier les systemes vivants se dessine deja en medecine dans la definition du concept fondamental de symptome. Dans la maniere mecaniste de voir les choses, les symptomes sont les effets de causes cachees dans le corps qui doivent etre elucidees et traitees. Dans la maniere semiotique de voir les choses, les symptomes sont des signes qui referent a une perturbation dans la struc…
Endosemiosis
Introduction
Are Functional Syndromes Culture-Bound?
In this article I will try to give an answer to two questions, firstly, “what are functional syndromes?” and, secondly, “what is their connection to social and cultural events?”. Let me start off by summarizing the results of two fairly recent studies: A nine-year follow-up-study conducted 1979 by Berkman and Syme in Almeda County (Cal.) compared the mortality of socially isolated individuals to the mortality of those with extensive social contac…
Medicine and semiotics
Semiotics and medicine
Introduction
Glossary
Der Mensch und die Natur
Introduction
Semiotics and medicine
The Eternal Question
The reinterpretation of Nature by biology, which will prevail in spite of all obstacles, has brought our thinking closer to antiquity, giving us the chance to reinvigorate our perused terminology with the help of the resources to be found in the thoughts of the greatest minds of mankind. The way to Plato thus being cleared, I perceived the idea to seek enlightenment on pressing biological questions from the great Sage. As means to this end, I cho…
Introduction
The relationship between semiotics and mechanical models of explanation in the life sciences
La difference entre la maniere mecaniste et la maniere semiotique d'etudier les systemes vivants se dessine deja en medecine dans la definition du concept fondamental de symptome. Dans la maniere mecaniste de voir les choses, les symptomes sont les effets de causes cachees dans le corps qui doivent etre elucidees et traitees. Dans la maniere semiotique de voir les choses, les symptomes sont des signes qui referent a une perturbation dans la struc…
Endosemiosis
Medicine and semiotics
Glossary
Der Mensch und die Natur
Semiotics and medicine
Introduction
Glossary
Medicine and semiotics
Are Functional Syndromes Culture-Bound?
In this article I will try to give an answer to two questions, firstly, “what are functional syndromes?” and, secondly, “what is their connection to social and cultural events?”. Let me start off by summarizing the results of two fairly recent studies: A nine-year follow-up-study conducted 1979 by Berkman and Syme in Almeda County (Cal.) compared the mortality of socially isolated individuals to the mortality of those with extensive social contac…
Introduction
Endosemiosis
The relationship between semiotics and mechanical models of explanation in the life sciences
La difference entre la maniere mecaniste et la maniere semiotique d'etudier les systemes vivants se dessine deja en medecine dans la definition du concept fondamental de symptome. Dans la maniere mecaniste de voir les choses, les symptomes sont les effets de causes cachees dans le corps qui doivent etre elucidees et traitees. Dans la maniere semiotique de voir les choses, les symptomes sont des signes qui referent a une perturbation dans la struc…
Units of survival
The Eternal Question
The reinterpretation of Nature by biology, which will prevail in spite of all obstacles, has brought our thinking closer to antiquity, giving us the chance to reinvigorate our perused terminology with the help of the resources to be found in the thoughts of the greatest minds of mankind. The way to Plato thus being cleared, I perceived the idea to seek enlightenment on pressing biological questions from the great Sage. As means to this end, I cho…
Eye witnessing Jakob von Uexküll’s Umwelttheory
Eye witnessing Jakob von Uexküll’s Umwelttheory
The Network Collective
First-hand account of the rise and fall of a scientific paradigm Shows how scientific fiction turns to fact Highlights the origin of scientific hype Includes interviews with prominent scientists The network paradigm dominated immunological research from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. The originator, Niels Jerne, hypothesized that the vast diversity of antibodies in each individual forms a network of mutual "idiotypic" recognition, thus regula…
Philosophy (13 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Semiotics (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Families in Therapy and Culture (2 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (2 works)