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Where particles are observed, is partitioning active. The latter is not merely a form of our thinking but it is in essence our thinking itself, which seems here "naïve-natural'. A major issue of the partitioning process is its emphasis on the "I", which is not identical to the classical category of the subject. Husserl explained that a partitioning of the "I' is also a power in our knowledge making and thus in meaning. In other words: partition is the key for an all-important attitude-change to be reconsidered in view of the layered character of language and the seemingly unlimited multiplicity of meaning—far beyond a single word, a single expression, articulation, or even a single whole. Bohmian holism meaning in quantum theories are in this chapter not understood as a single act or an independent particle, but as a constellation. An elaborate summary on semiotics in law closes the chapter on the basis of the above observations. They illustrate that the lawyer should properly understand the layered character of language and its many possibilities/dangers of abuse. The level of semiotic insights unfolds from everyday language and the language of the law, that is: from "naïve-natural', to "non-naïve natural' layers, which need to be mastered by the law student and the practicing lawyer alike.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28175-9_5

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