La corporeidad como apertura del hombre al mundo

Abstract

Our condition as beings with bodily substance shows us the world not as a specific natural habitat, but as a universe of possibilities of meaning that can be accessed or approached from countless directions. The human being is not determined a priori by nature, as are animals, but constructs his own world based on his expectations and needs. Seen from the perspective of the animal world, human corporality is not specialized. Compared to animals, man appears as nature’s most orphaned son. However, viewed from the cultural world, human corporality is manifest as a sui generis reality, one that allows man to transcend the limits imposed by nature and to respond to them in a creative way. The purpose of this work is to show human corporality as the basis and condition for any type of culture.