A new philosophy of biology
Nature`s languages - a new interrelation between human beings and living nature: LIFE:THE COMMUNICATIVE STRUCTURE
Linguistically mediated interaction was long considered to be a specifically human property. Today we are beginning to understand that it is the organising principle of all life. Signalling processes regulate the interactions of all living beings - within and between cells and cell clusters, between organisms of the same kind, and between organisms of different types. Every signalling process uses its own signalling language, following its own semiotic rules.
The philosopher Guenther Witzany has developed the fascinating theory of the main principle of life phenomena: he shows us three kinds of communication, those within organisms, those within species and those between species. Revealing nature as a universal language community for the first time is a revolutionary aspect on life and on ourselfes.
Fascinating too is this theory by understanding intra-species communication systems: The language of bees are one of the best known examples of non- human intraspecies communication. But also bacteria talk to each other, and all other organisms on this planet have their species specific form of communication.
The cells within a given organism are now known for their own specific lannguage systems, using neurotransmitters and hormons used as signs in communication processes. The interdependence of central nervous system, immune systeme and hormone systeme leads to a better understanding of a lot of diseases, a must for students of medicine.
Living beings also communicate with other species throughout their lives. We have access to footage on a great variety of such interactions, for instance between soil organisms, between plants and pollinating insects, or between ants and tropical forest trees. Such language systems charcterize both complementary and parasitic relationships. Where established signalling language breaks down, disturbances or pathological relationships develop. This is apparent from observing the microbiology of cholera, cancer or AIDS.