Autopiese, semiose e tradução: vias para a subjetividade nas redes digitais

Abstract

The object of this research is the process of emergence of the complex subject-sign, through a translation process that occurs from negotiated solutions between human beings and technology. The main problem that this research seeks to answer can be stated as follows: Does the principle of translation, which is inherent to the semiotic and cognitive process, act in modifying the subjective condition within digital networks? The hypotheses are: 1) The principle of translation is inherent to semiotic cognitive process; 2) The subject that emerges from the digital networks presents himself in multiple translated versions; 3) These translated versions are configured by means of an autopoietic, interpretive and collaborative process. From this perspective, the aim of this study was to seek a differentiated understanding of translation which moves away from the traditional approaches based heavily on the theories of linguistic exchanges. My proposition is an renewed approach based on a semiotic and cognitive perspective, which aims to rethink the condition of the subject that emerges from the entangled web of mediation active in cyberspace. Both the problem and the purpose of this research require exploring the connections among the fields of communication, semiotics, philosophy and cognitive sciences. It follows a detailed discussion of the subject by means of theoretical frameworks and commented cases. The theoretical frameworks are: Varela and Maturana and the theory of autopoiesis; the expansion of autopoietic theory to the humanities by Félix Guattari; the theory of semiospheres by Yuri Lotman and his interpreters Jesper Hoffmeyer, Kotov and Kull; the semiotic theory of C.S. Peirce, with special emphasis given to his theory of the interpretants; and the mind in life theory by Evan Thompson. Commented cases are extracted directly from the digital networks