Knowledge in Change: The Semiotics of Cognition and Conversion

The book "The New Plural: A Worldview Based on Combinations of Analog, Digital, AI, and Quantum Understandings of Reality" emphasizes that all knowledge is constantly changing and connects us to reality. It discusses the transformation of the subject into a self with other forms that replace the traditional subject and its position, and introduces the concept of "self-E" for semiotic observation of communication patterns. The 3-S Triad has replaced the classical subject, and digital thought formation is the leading pattern of knowledge. The book raises the question of whether our knowledge fits the challenges of climate change and provides an epistemological path through complex zones of knowledge.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 02 January 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Knowledge is an ever-evolving concept, as emphasized in this book. It serves as a bridge that connects us to the reality around us. This process of positioning cognition has been significantly shaped by conversion, with its cultural roots found in the book titled "The New Plural: A Worldview Built on Combinations of Analog, Digital, AI, and Quantum Understandings of Reality."

The New Plural, when combined with insightful observations on the subject in emerging forms of knowledge creation, forms the overarching theme of the book. To understand the subject as it has been defined throughout centuries, such as Kant's notion of the "split ego" or Voegelin's "flow," are outlined alongside Husserl's "phenomenology of ego-positions." However, today, we encounter the subject transformed into a Self, accompanied by other forms that replace the traditional subject and its position. The dynamics of the Self are far broader than what a selfie can capture. What the book refers to as "the Self in digital culture" and introduces the term "Self-E" is crucial for conducting a semiotic observation of all actual patterns and practices of communication.

The decentering of the subject has brought about a significant shift in human cognition. The book introduces "The 3-S Triad," which has replaced the classical subject and its dynamics. Cognition has taken on a different role in the hearts and minds of every individual. Simultaneously, the influence of "The New Plural" has expanded, making digital thought formation the dominant pattern and foundation of today's knowledge.

This new perspective on human identity has rendered traditional understandings of knowledge and its grasping obsolete. Every fragment of planetary life has been subjected to a newly conceived and often digitally anchored fitting. This constitutes one of the most powerful and global transformations in our understanding of the world.

Weight: 489g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031230004
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023