The Symbolic Species Evolved

1. Introduction – Searching the Missing Links
Frederik Stjernfelt, Theresa Schilhab, Terrence W. Deacon

2. Beyond the Symbolic Species
Terrence W. Deacon

3. The Evolution of Semiotic Self-Control
Frederik Stjernfelt

4. Peirce and Deacon on the Meaning and Evolution of Language
Ahti-Veikko J. Pietarinen

5. Semiosis Beyond Signs. On Two or Three Missing Links on the Way to Human Beings
Göran Sonesson

6. The Natural History of Intentionality. A Biosemiotic Approach
Jesper Hoffmeyer

7. The Evolution of Learning to Communicate: Avian Model for the Missing Link
Irene M. Pepperberg

8. From Parsing Actions to Understanding Intentions
Richard W. Byrne

9. Hominid Diversity and ‘Ancestor’ Myths
Niels Bonde

10. The Tripod Effect: Co-evolution of Cooperation, Cognition and Communication
Peter Gärdenfors, Ingar Brinck, Mathias Osvath

11. Language as a Repository of Tacit Knowledge
Harry Collins

12. Levels of Immersion and Embodiment
Theresa Schilhab

13. Emerging Symbols
Stefan Leijnen

14. Gender in Innovative Techno Fantasies
Cathrine Hasse

Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Neurosciences, Epistemology, Paleontology