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Robinson Erhardt
53 - Christina Van Dyke: Medieval Bestiaries & The Philosophy of Food and Eating
1 hour 18 minutes Posted Feb 21, 2023 at 12:00 am.
In This Episode
Introduction
Christina and Medieval Philosophy
Christina’s Interest in The Philosophy of Eating
Are Food and Eating Gendered?
Food, Gender, and Religion
How Philosophy Might Help Us Eat Better
Animals and the Brethren of Purity
Hildegard von Bingen and Medieval Animals
Hydras, Bestiaries, and Arthurian Lore
Animals, and What Humans Are
Animals, Angels, and Humans
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Christina Van Dyke is an emerita professor of philosophy at Calvin College and a visiting professor of philosophy at Barnard College, where she specializes in the medieval period. She is the author of A Hidden Wisdom: Medieval Contemplatives on Self-Knowledge, Reason, Love, Persons, and Immortality. Christina and Robinson discuss the philosophy of food and eating—its gendered aspects, its religious history, some ethical concerns, and eating disorders—before turning to animals in medieval philosophy, where they touch on Hildegard von Bingen, medieval bestiaries, and the secret society known as the Brethren of Purity. You can keep up with Christina at cvdphilosopher.net.
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Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.