![]() In view of this, I have chosen three questions every person can ask about how he eats. And human life is always essentially about living the truth. And we had ended our course with Leon Kass’s great book, a central assertion of which is that in how we eat, we can embody and cultivate our deepest convictions about what it is to be human.īeing intentional about how we eat, examining and making fitting resolutions: this is an obvious concrete path to living the truth more fully. I make no claim it is the best or most fitting answer to my student’s question. There, ask the question that Leon Kass poses in the quotation above. ![]() You would think I would be more ready for this question: isn’t it after all what the teacher most anticipates? I swallowed and I suggested two things. ‘Being moved’ might in some sense just ‘happen’ to us but also we must choose to be moved, and then to act accordingly. And ‘being moved’ by what we study is in reality quite complex-an amazing combination of gift and of active reception and response to the gift. But seeing it in the flesh is so real, so powerful. ![]() Surely, I know that hearts tend to be moved by the things that we study. What a question! It almost takes my breath away. Cuddeback, I want to live according to the truth we have studied. At the conclusion of our study of human nature, a young lady approached me and said, “Dr. Yesterday, among a number of notable exchanges with my students, one exemplifies why teaching offers reasons for hope in darkening times. Saying ‘goodbye’ to students on the last day of classes holds a rich poignancy. We can even ask whether and to what extent our customs about eating contribute to the perfection of our nature.” “We can ask whether and to what extent our customs about eating are informed by insights into our nature.
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