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Abandoning the code metaphor is compatible with semiotic process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Terrence W. Deacon  and
Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi Open the ORCID record for Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi [Opens in a new window]
Terrence W. Deacon
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA94720deacon@berkeley.edu
Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183Warsaw, Poland. raczasze@psych.uw.edu.plhttp://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
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Abstract

We agree with Brette's assessment that the coding metaphor has become more problematic than helpful for theories of brain and cognitive functioning. In an effort to aid in constructing an alternative, we argue that joining the insights from the dynamical systems approach with the semiotic framework of C. S. Peirce can provide a fruitful perspective.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e224
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