Philosophy of Food | Friday, period 1

[sharp_man]

Hannibal arranged everything on the desk, then waited for the students to arrive, smiling as they came in.

Once they were there, he leaned against the desk and began. "Last week, we discussed what makes us see something as food. There are various reasons you may or may not see something as food that another person does. This week, the question is: Why do we eat?"

He waved at the food and drink behind him. "There are the obvious answers; most people will start with, 'we eat because we're hungry'. But it's rarely so clear-cut. Each section I've set up is a pair of foods. You may eat or drink only one from each pair. Choose one - or neither - and explain to us why. Feel free to debate it with each other as well, and to ask me or each other questions."

He leaned forward. "Remember, there are no wrong answers; the idea is to think about it."

Comments

Re: First pairing

[somethingwithturquoise]

"I'm going to go with iced water," Summer decided, shrugging her shoulders. "It's just more refreshing. I mean, I know they're both just water, but hot water just seems boring, like, why not just add some tea? Or lemon and honey? If I want water, I definitely prefer it cold."

Re: First pairing

[sharp_man]

Hannibal nodded. "So, food can also be refreshing. And interesting, rather than boring. Would your choice change if it were very cold out?"

Re: First pairing

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Good question," Summer said, considering it. "I guess it would depend. Am I coming in from outside? Thrn probably yes. But if I've been inside, it's probably, like, super dry from the heat being on all day and I'd definitely still want the cold water."

Re: First pairing

[sharp_man]

Hannibal smiled and nodded. "Well thought-out."

Re: First pairing

[somethingwithturquoise]

Naaaaawww. Summer just got really gross dry skin in the winter, so drinking a lot of water during those months were a beauty routine necessity. But she was happy to smile appreciatively and let Dr. Lector think her responses went more than skin deep.