Evolution, Creation and Semiotics
Investigating the emergence of signs, interpretations and meaning
from the origin of life to the incarnation of the Word
Principal Investigators
Christopher Southgate 
Andrew Robinson
An interdisciplinary project in philosophy, science and religion developed with the support of the Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series (STARS) programme of the Centre for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS).
Our project seeks to develop a philosophical framework within which science and religion may both find a home. The philosophical framework draws on the semiotics (theory of signs) of American philosopher Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914). Our exploration of this framework as a mediator between science and religion has given rise to new hypotheses in
- philosophy (a new definition of interpretation and misinterpretation),
- science (a new approach to the origin of life and a new theory about the evolution of human distinctiveness),
- and theology (new ways of thinking about the Trinity and the Incarnation).
To find out more about our research follow the links below.
News
New article in Biology and Philosophy
Andrew Robinson and Christopher Southgate, A General Definition of Interpretation and its Application to Origin of Life Research, Biology and Philosphy, Volume 25, Number 2, March 2010, pp. 163-18.
http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s10539-009-9188-4
New Origin of Life Pages
These include details of our modelling of Terrence Deacon's autocell, and an interpretative version thereof (including kinetic equations for the modelling). Click the link to our Origin of Life pages on the main menu at the top or bottom of this page.
