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Full Idea
Food first, then ethics.
Gist of Idea
Food first, then ethics
Source
Simon Critchley (Continental Philosophy - V. Short Intro [2001], 8857)
Book Ref
Critchley,Simon: 'Continental Philosophy - Very Short Intro' [OUP 2001], p.6
A Reaction
This is not a dismissal of philosophy, but a key fact which ethical philosophers must face up to. See Mr Doolittle's speech in Shaw's 'Pygmalion. It connects to the debate c.1610 about whether one is entitled to grab someone's plank to avoid drowning.