Somist
Somist is a philosophical and cultural current advocating that embodiment and lived experience are central to knowledge and value judgment, resisting dualist and abstract approaches that separate mind and body. It emphasizes attentive interaction with the world and a practical orientation toward everyday ethics.
The term arose in online philosophical communities in the early 21st century. It draws on phenomenology, somatics,
Core beliefs include that perceptual and bodily processes structure cognition, ethics are situated and relational, and
Organization is decentralized; there are loose networks, study groups, and publications rather than a central church
In contemporary discourse, Somist ideas intersect with embodied cognition, somatic therapies, and design ethics, influencing educational