Semiotic Evolution and the Dynamics of Culture
Bax, Marcel / Wildgen, Wolfgang / Heusden, Barend Van
This book is about patterns of development in the history of culture. Bringing together three areas of research: semiotics, cultural history, and evolutionary psychology, it attempts to bridge the gap that still separates the study of culture from the cognitive sciences.
The multidisciplinary approach chosen by the contributors derives its impetus from the deep conviction that in order to understand the logic of cultural development, one mus...