식탁에서 평화까지: 식맹(食盲)을 넘어 식안(食眼)을 열다

Abstract

The ‘act of eating’ and the ‘food being eaten’ constitute the basic principle of life. This paper will reflectively discuss where food comes from, the processes that food must undergo before it can be served, and finally what it means to eat at the dimension of natural philosophy. This paper considers the political and economic meanings of food to critically examine how huge capital has globally dominated the food industry, and how food has become used as a means of profitability. People have a tendency, called as ‘food-blindness’, to ignore the processes of food production and in doing so, the true meaning of eating. Instead, they buy and consume food mechanically. Therefore, this paper suggests people glow their ability to see the natural and societal values of food, called as ‘food-sight’. This paper also asserts true peace is unattainable if the principle of food is ignored or forgotten, and the act of eating must be followed by the practice of living for religious purposes.