Abstract
The paper represents a view on a plausible way of development of scientific methods and methodologies of the humanitarian studies in the post-pandemic society. Starting with the analysis of the current state of “lockdown” and “isolation” in the atmosphere of fear and insecurity, the idea of better understanding the reasons of such a situation is connected with the possibilities of interdisciplinary approach, called “biosemiotics”. In the context of paradigmatic change in the humanities, caused by the interpretative turn of deconstruction of the XX century, today’s situation with COVID-19 is also regarded to be a turning point in the history of post-modern humanity. As it often happens in the periods of change and transformation, the humanity searches for the answers to the questions of ontological character: What do we know about the world today? How our knowing of the world can help us in solving current problems and preventing further disasters? Is human knowledge sufficient to treat global problems? Biosemiotics, as a interdisciplinary scientific project, based on the assumption that life and culture are fundamentally grounded in the semiosis and are subject to biological laws of nature (Hoffmeyer, 2010) can unite a century long divide in scientific tradition of separation Nature and Culture, Body and Mind.
Highlights
IntroductionIt seems like eternity has passed since the time of human life has slowed its pace in hear and expectation of future possible death
Needless to say, how our life has changed in the last several months
Biosemiotics offers the prospect for renewed cultural analysis of agency of signs in the codes of nature, “culture-friendly” (Deacon, 2012, p. 541), or let us call it more “Naturefriendly” approach
Summary
It seems like eternity has passed since the time of human life has slowed its pace in hear and expectation of future possible death This expectation, hardened by physical and psychological “lockdown”, “information attacks”, “isolation”, has caused a feeling of insecurity and instability in the future of humanity after pandemic and put into question human’s ability to accept this change, making it a part of her everyday routine. Despite our adherence to either of the views, the situation in the global world represents a change, affecting all spheres and components of our umwelts, subjecting human beliefs, expectations and ways of thinking to “epistemological break” (Althusser, 1969) This change calls for a rapid change in knowledge paradigms and our modes of conceptualizing the world in post-pandemic circumstances. As an interdisciplinary approach to life and universe (Cobley, 2016) it can level the epistemological divide between the rationalism and idealism in the issues of separation of Nature and Culture, Body and Mind
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