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: Third pairing

[omgnochecksyet]

"... I think Summer said it far better than I ever could," Eric had to admit.

Re: Third pairing

[somethingwithturquoise]

And that would be Summer preening, just a little, over the compliments to her excellent cooked dead fish discourse. "Thank you," she said with an appreciative nod.

Re: Third pairing

[sharp_man]

Hannibal smiled and nodded. "Then I'll ask you the same question - why do you think that is? If you already are aware that you're eating a dead fish, why does seeing its face make a difference?"