What is it about?
This paper offers a novel analysis of biological representation and animal sign making by means of a contrasting reading of both cognizant and non-cognizant inferential strategies in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. It is argued that viruses make use of heuristic take-the-best inferential strategies in order to bypass the predicting information-weighing Bayesian used by open biological sytems.
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Why is it important?
The analysis proposed introduced a biosemiotic reading that adds to the traditional definition of infection as a human-centered process whereby pathogens are deemed to act in randomly.
Perspectives
This paper opens up doors to the study of animal representation in highly stressful situations involving human survival as species in increasingly deteriorating environmental conditions.
Professor Sergio Torres-Martínez
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This page is a summary of: An Integrated Bayesian-Heuristic Semiotic Model for Understanding Human and SARS-CoV-2 Representational Structures, Biosemiotics, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12304-023-09546-7.
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An Integrated Bayesian-Heuristic semiotic model for understanding human and SARS-CoV-2 representation
Welcome to this exploration of the intricate connections between inner-body states and environmental probabilistic models that influence the stability of all organisms. As we embark on a journey through rationality-as-process, we delve into Bayesian reasoning and extend into semiosis through concepts like Bayesian and Heuristic semioses. As I address the challenge of SARS-CoV-2, I examine its impact on biological relations, the adaptability of non-living systems, and how our human-centric view hinders understanding of our role in the natural world.
An Integrated Bayesian-Heuristic semiotic model for understanding human and SARS-CoV-2 representational structures
Unweaving the Life's Fabric Welcome to this exploration of the intricate connections between inner-body states and environmental probabilistic models that influence the stability of all organisms. As we embark on a journey through rationality-as-process, we delve into Bayesian reasoning and extend into semiosis through concepts like Bayesian and Heuristic semioses.
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