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Informationen zum Autor Jakob von Uexküll (1864-1944) was born in Estonia and educated at the University of Heidelberg and the Zoological Center in Naples. He published widely and, in 1926, founded the Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Hamburg.Joseph D. O'Neil is assistant professor of German studies at the University of Kentucky.A writer and sleight-of-hand magician, Dorion Sagan has written extensively on evolution, cybersex, and the biology of gender.Geoffrey Winthrop Young is associate professor of Central, Eastern, and Northern European studies at the University of British Columbia. Klappentext Jakob von Uexküll (1864-1944) was born in Estonia and educated at the University of Heidelberg and the Zoological Center in Naples. He published widely and, in 1926, founded the Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Hamburg.Joseph D. O'Neil is assistant professor of German studies at the University of Kentucky.A writer and sleight-of-hand magician, Dorion Sagan has written extensively on evolution, cybersex, and the biology of gender.Geoffrey Winthrop Young is associate professor of Central, Eastern, and Northern European studies at the University of British Columbia. Zusammenfassung The influential work of speculative biology-and a key document in posthumanist studies-now available in a new! accurate English translation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction: Umwelt after Uexküll Dorion Sagan Translator's Introduction A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans Foreword Introduction Environment Spaces The Farthest Plane Perception Time Simple Environments Form and Movement as Perception Marks Goal and Plan Perception Image and Effect Image The Familiar Path Home and Territory The Companion Search Image and Search Tone Magical Environments The Same Subject as Object in Different Environments Conclusion A Theory of Meaning Carriers of Meaning Environment and Dwelling-shell Utilization of Meaning The Interpretation of the Spider's Web Form Development Rule and Meaning Rule The Meaning Rule as the Bridging of Two Elementary Rules The Composition Theory of Nature The Sufferance of Meaning The Technique of Nature Counterpoint as a Motif/Motive of Form Development Progress Summary and Conclusion Afterword. Bubbles and Webs: A Backdoor Stroll through the Readings of Uexküll Geoffrey Winthrop-Young Notes Index...
