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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Karl, <br>
I think that the semiotic system of references or the 'world' in
which an organism is embedded is indeed a condition of possibility
for the in- or de-formational value for the organism (forms are
transmitted 'as' messages). What is poison or what healthy for an
organism depends on this context, they are second-order
categories. In the case of us, humans, this context is not 'just'
biological but also cultural, so that the 'information density' of
food depends also on this culturally changing context. We eat also
with our 'minds,' i.e. with our pre-conceptions of what is 'good'
or 'bad' for us, in a given society, today: in a globalized and
digitalized informational world. <br>
I recommend you the books by Andoni Luis Aduriz, two star chef of
the restaurant Mugaritz in the Pais Vasco<br>
<a
href="https://www.mugaritz.com/es/andoni-luis-aduriz/libros/c-2-22/"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.mugaritz.com/es/andoni-luis-aduriz/libros/c-2-22/">https://www.mugaritz.com/es/andoni-luis-aduriz/libros/c-2-22/</a></a><br>
particularly the one written together with Daniel Innerarity:
Cocinar, comer, convivir, Barcelona 2012 (other books also in
English)<br>
I/we had the privilege to meet Andoni personally last week and
taste the magnificent food he and his team produces.<br>
best<br>
Rafael<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Just a small detail on the information density of
food (air, water, sensory input, etc.) in medicine:</p>
<p dir="ltr">The DNA has a high informational value for the
organism. Can it be said that poison has also an informational
value?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Can the de-constructive effect of a substance
quantified based on the same semiotic system of references as
the constructive effect of a substance can be referred to in
that same system of references?<br>
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Prof.em. Dr. Rafael Capurro
Hochschule der Medien (HdM), Stuttgart, Germany
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