“L’estomac gouverne la cervelle” – Food and ethics in Voltaire’s tales
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-1124.v0i18p38-50Keywords:
Voltaire, food, diet, vegetarianism, anthropophagy, convivialityAbstract
The aim of this article is to analyze the images of food in Voltaire’s narrative work, to show how these images are an important instrument for his ethical reflection. I will try to show how, through the fiction, Voltaire exposes his point of view on three philosophical issues: i) the interdependence of physical dimension and moral dimension; ii) the opposition between nature and culture (aspect which finds its exemplification in the opposition between vegetarianism and meat diet); iii) and the political effects of conviviality.Downloads
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