{"product_id":"a-process-philosophy-of-signs","title":"A Process Philosophy of Signs","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is a sign?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe usually think that it is a fixed relation: a red light signifies ‘Stop’. In his bold new book, James Williams now argues that signs are varying processes: seeing the red light triggers a creative response to the question, Should I stop?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliams develops this new process philosophy of signs through a formal model, in contrast to earlier structuralist definitions. He draws on the philosophies of Deleuze and Whitehead, criticizes earlier work on the sign in biology by Jakob von Uexküll, and connects to contemporary work on process in the philosophy of biology by John Dupré.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe process model has wide applications in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and informs their critical debates with science. In defining the sign as essentially political, this radical definition of the sign opens up new possibilities for social and political critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Edinburgh University Press, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 208 pages, b\u0026amp;w, 9.21 × 6.14 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-0-74-869501-0\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47900694118654,"sku":null,"price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1681\/2497\/files\/AProcessPhilosophyofSigns.jpg?v=1774032187","url":"https:\/\/draw-down.com\/products\/a-process-philosophy-of-signs","provider":"Draw Down","version":"1.0","type":"link"}