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"Semiotics is a lens that adds depth, intrigue, and even magic to the everyday."
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What makes semioticians tick? We asked members of the international community of semiotic practitioners to answer 10 questions. Here's a series overview, organized by region.
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"Semiotics is always useful, like a Swiss Army Knife."
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"Our field should be about expansion and exploring multiple possibilities…."
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"Questioning the world around us keeps us in the game."
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"Go out there and discover connections nobody has made yet."
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"Decisions are influenced by cultural forces of which one might not even be aware."
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"Until we learn to discern cultural patterns, we can't fully understand or make use of them."
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"The semiotician looks at things from the perspective of both the frog and the eagle."
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"Clients need to be educated about the scientific rigour of our methodology."
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"We need to practice a more empirical and critical approach within Semiotics."
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"Every node of experience is deep, has a pattern, and can be traced."
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"Semiosis sustains, permeates, and gives birth to everything we know."
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"To trace the evolution of a sign's meaning, in order to understand the sign's hidden essence, we need passion."
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"Once we 'break the surface' of what's given, we learn that no phenomenon is ever obvious."