Karl,
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.
I recommend you the books by Andoni Luis Aduriz, two star chef of the
restaurant Mugaritz in the Pais Vasco
https://www.mugaritz.com/es/andoni-luis-aduriz/libros/c-2-22/
particularly the one written together with Daniel Innerarity: Cocinar,
comer, convivir, Barcelona 2012 (other books also in English)
I/we had the privilege to meet Andoni personally last week and taste the
magnificent food he and his team produces.
best
Rafael
Just a small detail on the information density of food (air, water,
sensory input, etc.) in medicine:
The DNA has a high informational value for the organism. Can it be
said that poison has also an informational value?
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?
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