Communication and representation understood as sender–receiver coordination
Ronald J. Planer, Peter Godfrey‐Smith
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
Communication sourceCognitive scienceRepresentation (politics)Meaning (existential)EpistemologyComputer scienceModels of communicationCommunicationSociologyPsychologyPhilosophyPolitical scienceTelecommunicationsLawPoliticsOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationOrigins and Evolution of Life