Philosophical approaches to a sumptous meal
There is a sumptuous meal on offer ,a simulation of the approaches from a few chosen philosophers/philosophies Sartre : On a hulk piece of matter made mostly of carbon lies a baked piece of earth upon which lies a variety of combinations of matter that have emerged out of the earth awaiting to be consumed for providing nutrition to another carbon based life form. Zen : Meditate long and hard about the food,observe the thoughts that are flowing through you at the sight and smell of food,eat slowly as if you are not eating but merely experiencing the myriads of possibilities in front of you Adi Shankara : You and the meal are part of the continuum of matter and energy,pray for peace Kafka : The thought of food should invoke joy, anger or sadness or some other emotion ?. How much ever enjoy you the meal , it is one less meal you are going to have, so what does a meal mean in the context of the evolution of human mind ? Right now in conflict zones and e...