Edo, Ergo Sum. Anthropological, Ethical and Educational Considerations about Eating

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Keywords:

Eating and food, education, ethics, human habits, communication, relationality

Abstract

We argue that, given that the act of eating is rational and relational, it should also be an educational issue dealing with society and environment, politics and health, tastes and trends, as well as genetic and epigenetic factors. This hypothesis arises from a particular theory of the human act and an anthropological approach based on the philosophical speculations of MacIntyre and Aristotle. We argue that eating choices are “hybrids of freedom,” rationality, and unconscious and environmental elements. Finally, we suggest that people have to change their habits in order to transform the human way of acting, since every human act can change the human essence and vice versa.

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Author Biographies

Luca Valera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Facultad de Filosofía y Centro de Bioética

Maria Teresa Russo, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre

Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione
Persona y Bioética 22(1)

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Published

2018-07-19

How to Cite

Valera, L., & Russo, M. T. (2018). Edo, Ergo Sum. Anthropological, Ethical and Educational Considerations about Eating. Persona Y Bioética, 22(1), 18–28. Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/8306

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2018)

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Reflection Article

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