metaboly

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metaboly

(mɪˈtæbəlɪ)

(Biology) biology the ability of some cells, esp protozoans, to alter their shape

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Halton emphasizes Pierce's concept of "abduction" as a "deeper basis of human reason" beyond scientific or "so-called rational foundations"; he also highlights Peirce's "semeiotic" view of culture as "the living, inferential metaboly of signs" (175-76).

Bereft of Reason: On the Decline of Social Thought and Prospects for Its Renewal

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