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Communication and representation understood as sender–receiver coordination
Author(s) -
Planer Ronald J.,
GodfreySmith Peter
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mind and language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.905
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1468-0017
pISSN - 0268-1064
DOI - 10.1111/mila.12293
Subject(s) - communication source , cognitive science , representation (politics) , meaning (existential) , epistemology , computer science , models of communication , communication , sociology , psychology , philosophy , political science , telecommunications , politics , law
Modeling work by Brian Skyrms and others in recent years has transformed the theoretical role of David Lewis's 1969 model of signaling. The latter can now be understood as a minimal model of communication in all its forms. In this article, we explain how the Lewis model has been generalized, and consider how it and its variants contribute to ongoing debates in several areas. Specifically, we consider connections between the models and four topics: The role of common interest in communication, signaling within the organism, meaning, and the evolution of human communication and language.