Reflections on Signs and Language

This book series proposes themes that are generally associated with the so-called language and sign sciences, in the first place semiotics, linguistics and philosophy of language, inclusive of literary language. It also focuses on problems that interest the communication sciences, including mass-medial communication and the question of translation. However, the perspective is not limited to any one of these disciplinary spheres. Moreover, the series intends to propose a vision that is critical, open and dialogic, which means to say developed in terms of interdisciplinary dialogue. Such an approach is proficuous if it is not limited to encounter among specific disciplines, competencies and interests at a scientific level alone. In fact, a priority characterising this series is to create the conditions for encounter between the sciences of signs, language and communication, on the one hand, and the problems of everyday life which are closely involved, indeed are engendered in them, on the other. We live in a world where life overall as much as the life of each one of us depends increasingly on signs, language and communication. But there’s more: not only human life, but life in general, as biosemiotics now evidences unequivocally, consists of communication and is made of signs. We are looking forward to receiving contributions from all over the world, mindful of the series’ interdisciplinary orientation, characteristics and interests. Submissions should be written in English and will be peer-reviewed by the relevant specialists.

2 publications

Advances in Computational and Systems Biology

1 publications

Systems Thinking for Safety

ISSN: 2571-6913

Advisory board: Professor Erik Hollnagel, University of Southern Denmark; Professor Ragnar Löfstedt, King’s Centre for Risk Management, King’s College London, UK; Professor Alan Irwin, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark; Captain Rogers E. Smith, NASA Dryden Flight Research, USA; Professor Washington Yotto Ochieng, Imperial College, London, UK; Professor Dominic Elliott, University of Liverpool Management School, UK; Captain Tim Berry, Jet2; Dr Robert Hunter, British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA), UK; Dr Anne Eyre, Trauma Training Ltd, UK; Dr David Fletcher, University of Leicester, UK; Associate Professor David Ison, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA; Dr Terry Shevells, University of Leicester, UK; Associate Professor Tony Masys, University of South Florida, USA; Dr Simon Bennett, University of Leicester, UK. Series description: This series draws on the success of the systems-thinking approach to safety management in commercial and military aviation, with a view to improving safety performance in other complex socio-technical systems, such as health-care, nuclear power generation, chemicals production, oil and gas extraction, deep mining and sea and rail transportation. Following the 1977 Tenerife air disaster (that killed 583 people), a traumatised and vilified aviation industry resolved to improve its safety performance. The adoption of a systems-thinking approach to risk analysis and mitigation, expressed in innovations such as the teamworking protocol crew resource management, has benefited the industry. According to the International Air Transportation Association, in 2024 the global all-accident rate was 1.13 per million flights, equating to one accident for every 880,000 flights. You are much safer in a pressurised aluminium tube cruising at eighty per cent the speed of sound six miles above terra firma than you are driving up Britain’s M1 motorway on a sunny day in a modern automobile, fully alert and not under the influence. The series is aimed at practitioners as well as academics and students. To this end, it is written in an accessible style with jargon explained. This reflects its purpose: to leverage change.

3 publications

Komplexe Systeme und Ökonomie

Entwicklungen in der Wirtschaft sind häufig durch Diskontinuitäten, Sprünge und Turbulenzen gekennzeichnet. Wirtschaft und auf Wirtschaft bezogene Teilbereiche können somit als nicht-lineare, dynamische bzw. komplexe Systeme aufgefasst werden. Um diese nicht-linearen Erscheinungen zu modellieren und zu erklären, muss nach neuen Verfahren auf dem Gebiet komplexer dynamischer Systeme geforscht werden. Ein viel versprechender Ansatz ist die Theorie Komplexer Systeme, die im Wesentlichen die Chaos- und Katastrophentheorie, aber auch die Synergetik umfasst. Die Reihe will neue Forschungsfelder im Rahmen der Wirtschaftswissenschaft und ihrer Didaktik darlegen. Sie will die Möglichkeiten der Theorie Komplexer Systeme an Beispielen diskutieren, kritisch analysieren und weiterentwickeln. Dabei können sowohl die inhaltliche, die methodische sowie die mediale Perspektive als auch die Zielebene („ökonomische Bildung“) kritisch und konstruktiv thematisiert werden. Homepage des Herausgebers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Liening

3 publications

Consciousness and Human Systems

The interdisciplinary series "Consciousness and Human Systems" presents conference proceedings on philosophy, education, and medicine. Scholars present current studies on human thought, natural laws and psycho-semantics as well as Shamanism, traditional healing and meditation. The series is published by professors of psychology, philosophy, and medical anthropology. The interdisciplinary series "Consciousness and Human Systems" presents conference proceedings on philosophy, education, and medicine. Scholars present current studies on human thought, natural laws and psycho-semantics as well as Shamanism, traditional healing and meditation. The series is published by professors of psychology, philosophy, and medical anthropology. The interdisciplinary series "Consciousness and Human Systems" presents conference proceedings on philosophy, education, and medicine. Scholars present current studies on human thought, natural laws and psycho-semantics as well as Shamanism, traditional healing and meditation. The series is published by professors of psychology, philosophy, and medical anthropology.

3 publications

Analysen zum Wandel politisch-ökonomischer Systeme

ISSN: 0941-4762

13 publications

Organismus und System

ISSN: 1438-6909

Band 8 schließt diese Reihe ab.

8 publications

Changing Democracy and Systems of Differences and Adjustments

"The series is intended as a collection of original and critical political-philosophicalworks as well as interdisciplinary studies on contemporary trends within democracy, its counter-actors, and transparent–global market players. Authors representing various backgrounds and standpoints are encouraged in order to engage in the political philosophy; theoretical and mathematical analyses on politics; cyber society; environments; economics; civil, constitutional, and international law (e.g. legal transplants); human rights; social psychology; and sociology. The series used to collect the best global achievements and standards. Accordingly, the series has been provided in Spanish, Japanese, [Modern] Greek, German, French, and English but all double-peer-reviewed and accepted manuscripts should contain an English translation of its detailed contents and a résumé written in English. The world of the social has been rich enough to suggest no leading theoretical standpoint and no approaches of investigations are expected as imposed to the subject but normative studies on changing democracy and systems of differences and adjustments are not preferred because every non-changeable thing/idea disappears."

1 publications

Sprache – System und Tätigkeit

Die Buchreihe präsentiert Forschungsergebnisse vorrangig zur deutschen Gegenwartssprache und zu aktuellen Prozessen der sprachlichen Kommunikation sowie zu deren Vermittlung. In Monographien und Sammelbänden werden sowohl theorie- als auch anwendungsorientiert Aspekte aller Teildisziplinen der Linguistik inklusive der Sprachdidaktik und des Deutschen als Zweit- und Fremdsprache behandelt.

72 publications

Allokation im marktwirtschaftlichen System

Die Publikationsreihe Allokation im marktwirtschaftlichen System veröffentlicht Studien im Rahmen der Volkswirtschaftslehre und ist das Publikationsorgan für die jährlich stattfindenden Bad Orber Gespräche über kontroverse Themen im Gesundheitswesen. Die Monographien und Sammelbände der Reihe beschäftigen sich mit Gesundheitsökonomie, Finanzwissenschaft und Makroökonomie. Themen sind dabei unter anderem Finanzierung und Aufbau des Gesundheitswesens, die Kranken- und Pflegeversicherung sowie Ressourcen- und Risikoallokation.

77 publications