Cell Language Theory, The: Connecting Mind And Matter

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It is clear that there is a considerable degree of family resemblance

between the second and the third columns in Table 10.2. One interesting

feature is that Peircean semiotics is enfolded within complementarism

(as evident in row 8).

If the content of Table 10.2 is correct, complementarism and Peirce’s

semiotics may be viewed as belonging to the same lineage of philosophi-

cal systems: Complementarism and semiotics may be homologous. In fact,

complementarism may be considered as a descendant of, and encom-

passes, Peirce’s semiotics, just as quantum mechanics can be regarded as

a descendant of, and encompasses, Newtonian mechanics.

Within the validity of the content of Table 10.2, we may derive the

following conclusions:

1. Some of the many uncertainties and confusions arising in the herme-
   neutics of Peirce’s semiotic writings may be clarified by using the
   relatively clear-cut set of the principles embodied in complementa-
   rism (e.g., see the complementarian logic in Section 2.4.2), just as
   some phylogenetic classification problems of organisms can now be
   resolved based on molecular biological data.


2. The divisions between biology and physics on the one hand and
   between natural sciences and human sciences (including linguistics,
   philosophy, and religion) on the other may be viewed as artifacts of
   the human tendency/necessity to compartmentalize and specialize for
   the convenience of learning and teaching. These divisions may be
   eventually removed for a deeper understanding of nature and Homo
   sapiens in it.


3. Many perplexing problems faced by the contemporary natural
   sciences (e.g., in molecular biology, the problems of protein folding,
   and mechanisms of force generation in molecular motors, gene
   expression, cancer, chemiosmosis, etc.) may not be resolved without
   the general guidance provided by sound metaphysical presuppositions
   underlying scientific research. Natural scientific problems may be too
   difficult to be solved within natural science (entailing assistance from
   philosophy), just as some philosophical problems may be too difficult
   to be solved within philosophy (entailing assistance from natural
   sciences and engineering).

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