Cell Language Theory, The: Connecting Mind And Matter

Contents xxv

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6.2 A Comparison between Physics, Biology,

and Philosophy 260

6.3 The Peircean Theory of Signs 261

6.3.1 Peircean Definition of Signs 261

6.3.2 Peircean Categories: Firstness,

Secondness, and Thirdness 264

6.4 Macrosemiotics vs. Microsemiotics 264

6.5 Peircean Signs as Gnergons 266

6.6 The Quark Model of the Peircean Sign [279] 269

6.6.1 The Nine Types of Signs 270

6.6.2 The 10 Classes of Signs 272

6.6.3 Derivation of the 10 Classes of Signs from

Nine Types of Signs Based on the Analogy

between e-Signs and Quarks in Elementary

Particle Physics 274

6.6.4 Derivation of “Nilsign” and Its Associated

Category Called “Zeroness” Based on the

Quark Model of the Peircean Sign 276

6.6.5 The Neo-Semiotics and the Possible

Meaning of Zeroness 278

6.7 Application of the Concept of Signs to

Molecular Biology: Microsemiotics 282

6.8 Real vs. Virtual Semiosis 283

6.9 Division of Sign Processes Based on the

Nature and Size of Sign Processors 284

6.10 Peirce’s Metaphysics as the Basis for Unifying

Sciences 286

Chapter 7 Applications of the Cell Language Theory to

Biomedical Sciences 289

7.1 The Need for a New Paradigm in Biomedical

Sciences 290

7.1.1 The Inefficiency of the Current Methods

of Drug Development 291

7.1.2 Precision Medicine 291

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