CONTEXT MARKER
Charles François (2004). CONTEXT MARKER, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 662.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 662 ▶ |
| Object type | Human sciences, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
A signal which helps to give a specific meaning to some percept.
This concept has been introduced by G. BATESON, who gives some examples of such context markers:
- “ — The Pope's throne from which he makes announcements ex cathedra, which announcements are thereby endowed with a special order of validity.
- “ — The placebo, by which the doctor sets the stage for a change in the patient's subjective experience.
- “ — The shining object used by some hypnotists in inducing trance
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- “ — The handshake of boxers before the fight” (1967, p.261).