Date: Mon, 23 Dec 96 11:33 PST
From: solipsis-AT-hevanet.com (Jeremiah.......the Silex)
Subject: Perhaps Allan Kaprow DOES write E-mail...


The concept of the semiosphere was originally introduced by the russian-Estonian
semiotician Yuri Lotman (Lotmann 1990).

In my definition the semiosphere is a sphere like the atmosphere, the
hydrosphere
or the biosphere. It penetrates these spheres and consists in communication:
sounds, odours, movements, colours, electric fields, waves of any kind, chemical
signals, touch etc. The semiosphere poses constraints or boundary conditions
to the
Umwelts of populations since these are forced to occupy specific semiotic niches
i.e. they will have to master a set of signs of visual, acoustic, olfactory,
tactile and
chemical origin in order to survive in the semiosphere. And it is entirely
possible
that the semiotic demands to populations are often a decisive challenge to
success.
Ecosystem dynamics, therefore, shall have to include a proper understanding
of the
semiotic networks operative in ecosystems. 

>From Jesper Hoffmeyer....

And here's some Biosemiotics pages....

http://www.gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu./~sharov/biosem/hoffmeyr.html
http://www.gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu./~sharov/biosem/welcome.html
http://www.gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/biosem/petri/petri.html
http://www.molbio.ku.dk./MolBioPages/abk/PersonalPages/Jesper/BioGroup.html
http://www.molbio.ku.dk/MolBioPages/abk/PersonalPages/Jesper/Hoffmeyer.html



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