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Detailed table of contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1 Making Sense of Nature
§1. Introduction
§2. Toward a phenomenology of environmental change
§3. From self to world
§4. The notion of integrated biological individualism
§5. On the levels of biosemiosis
§6. Earth - the natural (and absolute) setting for the human condition
§8 The notion of Uexküllian phenomenology
§9 The notion of semiotics of being
§10 Research questions
§11 Methodology
§12. The Umwelt theory of Jakob von Uexküll
§13. Uexküll’s visual representations
§14. Uexküll’s metaphors: Bubble, web, melody
§15. How 'partner' is to be interpreted (whether social companions in general are to be included)
§16. How 'food' is to be interpreted (whether resources in general are to be included)
§17. On the forms of life
§18. Ontological and epistemological outlook
§19. An anecdote on the role of fiction in the natural sciences
§20. Implications for the scientific enterprise at large
§21. Uexküllian thought after Uexküll
§22. Problems in contemporary ethological approaches to nature
§23. Problems in contemporary semiotic approaches to nature
§24. Changing views on a changing nature
§25. The topic of change
§26. On the current ecological situation
§27. Umwelt typology – systematic outline
§28. What is subjective biology today?
Chapter 2 Uexküllian Phenomenology
§29. Introduction: Uexküll and phenomenology
§30. On the notion of phenomenology
§31. The phenomenology of Charles Sanders Peirce
§32. Remarks on contemporary eco-phenomenology
§33. Semiotics and phenomenology
§34. Introducing a universal, twofold notion of self: The explicit and the implicit self
§35. Problems of phenomenology
§36. Problems of ontology
§37. Existential universals
§39. On the forms of existence
§40. The notion of swarm Umwelten
§41. Development of a typology of Umwelt transitions
§42. Modern Umwelten
§43. The search image in social life
§44. Further theoretical developments
§45. Playful Umwelten
Chapter 3 The Semiotics of the Ecological Crisis
§46. Introduction: The trajectory of a crisis
§47. Fragment of a metalogue: On the transition from naïve animal to semiotic animal
§48. Semiosis and crisis
§49. On matters of diversity and extinction
§50. The semiotics of domestication and related phenomena
§51. Anthropocene studies: The global species
§52. Favoured vs. unfavoured species – a hypothesis
§53. On matters of ethics and economy
§54. Ecological alienation
§55. Developing the perspective of Umwelt alignment
§56. Simplified management models for human-animal relations: Integration, segregation (assimilation)
§57. The long-term goal for wildlife management: Independent viability?
§58. Characteristic developments in the modern era
§59. Current developments
Chapter 4 Umwelt Mapping
§60. Introduction: On mapping semiosis at the level of the organism, and higher levels
§61. On matters of quality and quantity
§62. The notion of semiotic causation
§63. Mapping human Umwelten
§64. Mapping human impact
§65. Distinguishing between formal and informal human impact
§66. Mapping status as (un)favoured
§67. First examples of ontological maps
§68. Introducing a tripartite model of the human Umwelt
§69. Methodological challenges
§70. Developing the notion of relational Umwelt maps
§71. Developing the notion of phenomenal fields
§72. Further models and visual representations
Chapter 5 Case study: Norwegian Wolf Management
§73. Introduction: Prelude to the Norwegian wolf wars
§74. Field trips
§75. Preliminary remarks on wolf hunting
§76. Remarks on Arne Næss’ philosophy of wolf management
§77. The cultural semiotic of wolves and sheep
§78. Contextual encircling of the topic matter of the case study
§79. Geographical treatment
§80. The situation for Norwegian sheep farmers and agriculture
§81. The symbolic construction of the Big Bad Wolf in contemporary Scandinavia
§82. Conflict areas in current wolf management
§83. Controversial questions in the current debate
§84. Conspiracy theories
§85. On matters of democracy, empowerment and knowledge regimes
§86. Management strategies
§87. Management methods
§88. On matters of legality
§89. Historical exposition – the era of extermination campaigns
§90. Historical exposition – the era of conservation efforts
§91. Contemporary exposition (2006-2011)
§92. Field trip interviews
§93. Summary of findings: The Umwelt of captive wolves in general and socialised wolves in particular
§94. Summary of findings: The nature view and worldview of people in Rendalen
§95. Mapping of the Umwelt of wolves in Norway
§96. Mapping of the Umwelt of sheep and other relevant animals in Norway
§97. Mapping of the Umwelt of selected groups of Norwegians
§98. Analysis: The wolf and other symbols
§99. Analysis of Norwegian wolf ecology in terms of the semiotic niche and ontological niche concepts
§100. Analysis: Matters of management philosophy, and further analysis
§101. To what extent are wolves a favoured species in contemporary Norway?
§102. To what extent are sheep a favoured species in contemporary Norway?
§103. Analysis: Umwelt transitions
§104. Future perspectives: Deep and shallow solutions
§105. Umwelt futurology: Three Umwelt scenarios
Chapter 6 Umwelt Transition
§106. Introduction: Theoretical findings
§107. To what extent can the case study findings be generalized?
§108. In search of the wolf’s perspective
§109. Evaluation of theoretical assumptions
§110. Evaluation of the methodology of Umwelt mapping
§111. On further methodological development
§112. Umwelt transition and animal migration
§113. On Umwelt transitions as habitual
§114. On recolonization as a habitual Umwelt transition
§115. On further theoretical development
§116. Towards an ethics of semiotics of being
§117. On the prospects of Umwelt futurology
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