William James and Jakob von Uexküll: pragmatism, pluralism and the outline of a philosophy of organism
Keywords:
James - Uexküll - pragmatism - pluralism – meaningAbstract
This study aims to bring together the pragmatist and pluralistic notions of meaning of William James and Jakob von Uexküll, respectively, to develop the outline of a philosophy of organism. From this perspective, meaning or signification processes occur during the life processes of different organisms.
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