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Previously (TripleC 5(1): 1-3, 2007), the writer reviewed volume 1 of this series. Several of the comments therein remain valid; Witzany’s attempt to create a new environmentally sound paradigm for biology is a worthwhile project, though there is always a problem deriving “ought” from “is” (or morality from life, as Kant put it); Guenther needs to secure his grasp on linguistics; finally, there are none of the egregious mistakes about the number of human genes as in volume 1. Since much of the previous critique remains valid, I will review this book under a different set of categories. While he describes it (9; unless otherwise stated, page numbers are from his book) as a practical application of “a pragmatic philosophy of biology”, its major interest may be wholly other. In that same vein, given that it is essentially a collection of recently published articles, thematic unity might be more difficult than in a monograph. That said, there are four introductory chapters where his tripartite biosemiotic schema is appropriately applied to plant, fungal, coral, and bacterial communication.

Review: Günther Witzany (2007) The logos of the bios 2. Helsinki: Umweb