Entropy, function and evolution: Naturalizing peircian semiosis

Entropy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-242

  Herrmann Pillath, Carsten ^a  

^a FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution of functions; Functions; Information; Jayne's approach to entropy; Maximum entropy production; Observer relativity; Peirce's concept of semiosis; Semiosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953488686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e12020197     Document Type: Article

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