Creative writing as nourishment: The political philosophy of Corine Pelluchon applied to our field

What if we thought of the creative writing discipline as part a sustainable and sustaining urban or cosmo-political ecology that includes but is not limited to university sector book industry? And what practice its resultant contribution (to knowledge, arts practice, public good) means for an ethics life? In this article, I draw on work political philosopher Corine Pelluchon, in particular her recent Nourishment: A Philosophy Political Body (2019), apply thinking kind (we) do daily basis. On basis phenomenology food nourishment, Pelluchon’s shows us how freedom depends “love life” sharing nourishes others. She applies systems, reimagining them such their core aim comes sustain life relevant multiple lifeforms takes into account past, present future generations. Her project underpinned by affirmative ethics, insistence crucial consideration. Inspired applied philosophy, wonder about shifts may arise consider through lens nourishment. Pelluchon argues “we are bound others our relationship nourishment” “above all relation enjoyment” (p. 11). writers integral fashioning maintaining “the milieu from which live today” 13). whom (or what), then, does writer interdepend might foregrounding interdependence shape reshape practice?