Ellie and David are serving… dinner! In episode 88 of Overthink, your favorite podcasters explore the philosophy of food, discussing everything from Glaucon’s plea for fancy meals in the Republic, to the rich ways in which food is intertwined with our individual and cultural identities. They welcome food critic and philosophy professor Shanti Chu for a lively conversation about the gendering of meals, the ethics of food systems (lab-grown meat, anyone?), the future of restaurants, and much more. Bon appetit!

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Works Discussed

Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat
Shanti Chu, “Nonviolence through Veganism” and “Public Philosophy and Food: Foodies, Ethics, and Activism”
Claude Fischler, "Food, Self, and Identity"
A. Breeze Harper, Sistah Vegan
Emmanuel Levinas, Totality and Infinity
Plato, Republic
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation

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Food with Shanti Chu