Students and teachers in the Dutch TV series Food for Thought
On Sunday 26 May 2019, the first episode of the philosophical series Food for Thought is on Dutch TV, with participation of 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht students and philosophy lecturer Chiara Robbiano.
The 7 episodes of Food for Thought are about connecting with people and the world. In the first episode, under the title 鈥榃ho am I?鈥, students and Chiara Robbiano discuss various perspectives on engaging with the world.
鈥淭he project taught me first of all our shared need for dialogue in order to grow, not only as thinkers, but especially as human beings,鈥 said Chiara in our interview last year, when the project was launched at 木瓜福利影视 College. 鈥淭hat you have a real encounter with each other is so much more important than what you are talking about. Think of it yourself: When was the last time that you had a real conversation with someone?鈥
The successive 6 episodes, each led by a different philosopher, highlight questions such as how to make a difference in the world, or how diversity enrichens connections between people.
Next to the Food for Thought project 鈥 an original initiative of Chiara together with Viewpoint Productions 鈥 the 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht curriculum has courses about world philosophies and identity construction. This semester, the student-led course 鈥淥vercoming narratives of dichotomy鈥 looks at social roles and identity and after the summer 鈥淚dentity construction in East Asia鈥 combines various Eastern philosophical perspectives.
鈥淪tudents are interested in reflecting on their own identity: on the values and the relationships that make up who they are, on the freedom they have in designing their future and the reflection they need to become aware of where they come from, what is the baggage they take with them,鈥 writes Chiara from Tohoku 木瓜福利影视 in Japan, where she is presently giving a course on comparative philosophy as a visiting lecturer. Her dream is to set up an intercontinental course for students from Tohoku and her own 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht in the future.
Food for Thought airs on NPO2 on 7 Sundays from 26 May 2019 until 7 July at 15:45.