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The Body in the Mind: The Bodily Basis of Meaning, Imagination, and Reason
Mark Johnson’s “The Body in the Mind” turns the classic mind-body split on its head by showing how our bodily experiences shape everything from meaning to reasoning. This isn’t just philosophy—it’s a deep dive into how physical patterns like balance and containment build the scaffolding for abstract thought. What if thinking isn’t floating in the brain but rooted in flesh and bone?
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