This book by an eminent scientist and philosopher provides strong evidence for the claim that
language is a general principle of Nature rooted exclusively in physical and chemical laws.
The author's radical idea inevitably leads us to view the essence origin and evolution of life
in a completely new light. It shifts the coordinates of our scientific world-view in favor of
an overarching concept of language that is able to bridge the gap between matter and mind. At
the same time it removes a blind spot in the Darwinian concept of evolution. To justify this
far-reaching idea the book takes a long and deep look at our scientific and philosophical
thinking at language as such at science's claim to truth and at its methods unity limits
and perspectives. These are the cornerstones structuring the book into six thematically
self-contained chapters rounded off by an epilogue that introduces the new topic of Nature's
semantics. The range of issues covered is a testimony to how progress in the life sciences is
transforming the whole edifice of science from physics to biology and beyond. The book is
aimed at a broad academic and general readership it requires no mathematical expertise.
