Jesper Hoffmeyer

Jesper Hoffmeyer was a Danish biologist renowned for his work in biosemiotics, the study of communication and meaning in living organisms. He believed that life is fundamentally about shared signs and signals, much like language. According to Hoffmeyer, biological processes involve the exchange of information through signs, which help organisms adapt and interact within their environments. His perspective offers a way to understand life not just as chemistry and genetics, but as a system of meaningful communications, emphasizing the importance of semiotic processes in the evolution and functioning of all living systems.