1. The body as a biological organism – Describing the body as the “…principal locus” of our “being-in-the-world” from which “(our) world extends out from”, Johnson discusses the intricate coordination of biological systems that provide the palette for all experiences from which we infer meaning in life. Referring to Putnam’s ‘brain in a vat’ hypothesis, Johnson states that beyond the brain and nervous system, it is our “… body-in-interaction-with-our-world that defines human meaning, reference and truth” (275-6). Science supports …show more content…
To my mind at the time, the idea of eating raw fish was hilariously bizarre. Almost as bizarre was the practice of yoga that I started noticing, which was embarrassing to watch from my repressed, Canadian perspective. Years passed, and eventually I found myself loving sushi and doing a lot of yoga. Both of these cultural practices that were grafted into my Canadian life expanded my world in different, tangible ways. Sushi provided an increased intake of Omega 3’s in my diet and a more adventurous palate; yoga opened my world up to physical flexibility that coincided with a attitudal flexibility that only increased when I started practicing its counterpart,