This book, like the first volume, is basically a collection of papers with the principal aim of offering the practical applications of the theory presented in volume 1. In consequence, this review will be, also, intends chapter by chapter. The first chapter intend to show communication in plants under the biosemiotic paradigm, which involves sign processes that are realized among plants of different species, plants with other organisms, and also among cells, and, even, in cells of the same plant. To that aim the author provides interesting examples in each kind of interaction. What is worth to note is the proposition that chemical molecules function as signs and that they are interpreted which implies that they are differing from molecules that not form part of messages, which are noise. In connection to this it should be noted the sense of the term semiochemicals that the author specifi...

This book is a collection of papers, in which the author has proposed philosophical foundations of biosemiotics on threelevelled as replacement paradigm of the mechanistic one.

The exchange of information between natural entities is made through boundaries, this begs for a systematic study of them which so far has been lacking. Here, such study is provided, thus it begins by establishing a general conceptualization of boundary, which has been stated in a previous paper by the author, followed by the identification of some kind of boundaries. Thus, interface, limit, border and some of its kinds, and barrier are identified and conceptualized. Then, a partial study of some of the conceptualized boundaries is provided trying to analyze them as much as possible. Finally, a general discussion on the existence and importance of boundaries is given remarking the generality and robustness of the concept of boundary and its different kinds, hence its utility in science and technology is appreciated.

This book, like the first volume, is basically a collection of papers with the principal aim of offering the practical applications of the theory presented in volume 1. In consequence, this review will be, also, intends chapter by chapter. The first chapter intend to show communication in plants under the biosemiotic paradigm, which involves sign processes that are realized among plants of different species, plants with other organisms, and also among cells, and, even, in cells of the same plant. To that aim the author provides interesting examples in each kind of interaction. What is worth to note is the proposition that chemical molecules function as signs and that they are interpreted which implies that they are differing from molecules that not form part of messages, which are noise. In connection to this it should be noted the sense of the term semiochemicals that the author specifi...

This book is a collection of papers, in which the author has proposed philosophical foundations of biosemiotics on threelevelled as replacement paradigm of the mechanistic one.

El intercambio de información entre entes naturales se produce a través de los boundaries [límites], este hecho reclama un estudio sistemático de ellos, lo cual hasta el momento no se ha realizado. En el presente trabajo, establecemos el concepto general de boundary, para luego identificar ciertos tipos de boundaries como interface, límite, borde y algunos de sus tipos, y barrera son identificados y conceptualizados. Luego realizamos un estudio parcial de algunos de los boundaries conceptualizados, tratando de analizarlos lo más posible. Finalmente, se da una discusión general sobre la existencia e importancia de los boundaries remarcando la generalidad y robustez del concepto de boundary y sus diferentes tipos, de aquí su utilidad en la ciencia y la tecnología es posible de apreciarse. Por último se comenta sobre su perspectiva en ciencia y tecnología.