Rethinking the Essence of Human and Other-Than-Human Communication in the Anthropocene Epoch
A Biosemiotic Interpretation of Edgar Morin’s “Complex Thought”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20249236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Moser (0000-0003-3824-1021, Mississippi State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 57 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h7020057 |
| OpenAlex | W2805560500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
The purpose of this essay is to explore the philosophical and linguistic implications of the French philosopher Edgar Morin’s “complex thought.” In stark contrast to standard communicative models which profess that Homo sapiens are the only organisms that are capable of engaging in semiosis, Morin unequivocally proves that other-than-human communication is laden with significance and purpose. Living on an imperiled planet that is increasingly defined by an anthropogenic, ecological calamity that is spiraling further out of control with each passing day, Morin persuasively argues that we must transcend our myopic, anthropocentric frame of reference and adopt a more ecocentric view of communication
Anthropocene · Anthropocentrism · Biosemiotics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Homo sapiens · Human communication · Linguistics · Morin · Semiosis · Semiotics · Sociology · Anthropology · Language and cultural evolution · Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy · Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |