''Esthesic'' (UK ''aesthesic'') and ''poietic'' are terms used in
semiotics
Semiotics ( ) is the systematic study of sign processes and the communication of meaning. In semiotics, a sign is defined as anything that communicates intentional and unintentional meaning or feelings to the sign's interpreter.
Semiosis is a ...
, the study of
signs, to describe perceptive and
productive
Productivity is the efficiency of production of goods or services expressed by some measure. Measurements of productivity are often expressed as a ratio of an aggregate output to a single input or an aggregate input used in a production proce ...
levels, processes, and analyses of
symbol
A symbol is a mark, Sign (semiotics), sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, physical object, object, or wikt:relationship, relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by cr ...
ic forms. The corresponding terms for the processes are ''esthesis'' and ''
poiesis
In continental philosophy and semiotics, ''poiesis'' (; from ) is the process of emergence of something that did not previously exist. Forms of poiesis—including autopoiesis, the process of sustenance through the emergence of sustaining parts� ...
''.
Like
'emic' and 'etic', both words appear to be derived from a suffix, ''-poietic'' (from "creative") meaning productive or formative and ''-esthesic'' (from αἴσθησις "sense") being receptive or perceptive, in relation to the
neutral level
In semiotics the neutral level of a sign is the "trace" left behind; the physical or material creation or remains of esthesic and poietic processes, levels, and analyses of symbolic forms. A part of all signs according to a tri-partitional defini ...
. The neutral level is the "trace" left behind, the physical or material creation of esthesic and poietic processes.
Thus, for
Jean-Jacques Nattiez
Jean-Jacques Nattiez (; born December 30, 1945) is a French musicologist and ethnomusicologist active in Canada, who is seminal figure in music semiology. Professor of musicology at the Université de Montréal since 1972,. he studied semio ...
,
Nattiez's diagram, following
Jean Molino
Jean Molino is professeur ordinaire at the University of Lausanne and a semiologist. His former students include Jean-Jacques Nattiez
Jean-Jacques Nattiez (; born December 30, 1945) is a French musicologist and ethnomusicologist active in Ca ...
:
:(ibid.)
"Esthesic" also refers to the mental perception of any body part. "-poesis"/"-poetics" also refers to production.
See also
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Autopoietic
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Poiesis
In continental philosophy and semiotics, ''poiesis'' (; from ) is the process of emergence of something that did not previously exist. Forms of poiesis—including autopoiesis, the process of sustenance through the emergence of sustaining parts� ...
Sources
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Nattiez, Jean-Jacques (1990). ''Music and Discourse: Toward a Semiology of Music'' (''Musicologie générale et sémiologue'', 1987). Translated by Carolyn Abbate (1990). .
Semiotics
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