Modern thought is characterized by a dichotomy of meaningful culture and unmeaning nature. Signs in the Dust uses medieval semiotics to develop a new theory of nature and culture that resists this familiar picture of things. Nathan Lyons argues that culture is natural and nature is cultural, through and through.
Modern thought is characterized by a dichotomy of meaningful culture and unmeaning nature. Signs in the Dust uses medieval semiotics to develop a new theory of nature and culture that resists this familiar picture of things. Nathan Lyons argues that culture is natural and nature is cultural, through and through.
Nathan Lyons is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Australia. He previously held postdoctoral positions at Durham University and the University of Cambridge.
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Abbreviations Introduction: Dust and Signs Part I- Culture Chapter 1- Sign: Culture as Signification in John Poinsot Chapter 2- Word: Culture in the Trinity in Thomas Aquinas Chapter 3- Art: Culture as Participation in Nicholas of Cusa Part Two- Nature Chapter 4- Biosemiosis: the Biological Depth of Culture Chapter 5- Habit: The Embodiment of Culture in F^'elix Ravaisson Chapter 6- Evolution: The Art of Nature Chapter 7- Pattern: The Meanings of Matter Chapter 8- Dust: The Perfections of Matter Conclusion: Natural culture, cultural nature Bibliography
Abbreviations Introduction: Dust and Signs Part I- Culture Chapter 1- Sign: Culture as Signification in John Poinsot Chapter 2- Word: Culture in the Trinity in Thomas Aquinas Chapter 3- Art: Culture as Participation in Nicholas of Cusa Part Two- Nature Chapter 4- Biosemiosis: the Biological Depth of Culture Chapter 5- Habit: The Embodiment of Culture in F^'elix Ravaisson Chapter 6- Evolution: The Art of Nature Chapter 7- Pattern: The Meanings of Matter Chapter 8- Dust: The Perfections of Matter Conclusion: Natural culture, cultural nature Bibliography
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