Introduction How often does one hear, “Would you like to supersize that meal? Or, I am stressed and need my comfort food. Let us not forget Thanksgiving dinners, eating till you feel like you will pop, or feel the need to undue that top button on your pants? There not only exists a list of the top twenty-five movies regarding over eating; most of which are comedies, but gluttony has a Facebook site. In a post-modern society, culture has redefined gluttony as something to be laughed at, not spoken of, or as a fat out-of-control person who needs to diet to lose those unwanted pounds. On the other hand, when was the last time you heard a pastor speak of the vice of gluttony in a Sunday morning sermon?
This paper will define the vice of gluttony, evaluating the manifestations and contemporary ramifications, as well as addressing the misnomers that all fat people are gluttons. Additionally, the virtues of fasting and temperance in the avoidance and remedy of gluttony will be addressed.
Definition and History
First, what is a vice? A vice is a habit acquired in life for the disordered pursuit of a good thing. These habits, self-nurtured, …show more content…
What about the last time you drove to the mall, then back home only to realize you forgot something and drove back? Could you be an energy glutton? Yes, consumers even define refrigerators as inordinate gluttons of energy; the U.S. Department of Energy encourages refrigerator reform: guidelines for energy gluttons (Goldstein, D.B. published 1983-02-01). William Irvine (2011) describes an energy glutton as, “energy gluttons are typically oblivious to how much energy they consume and the source of that energy. Their energy gluttony is a side effect of insatiable desire for material goods, which themselves are often associated with social status” (p. 915). This generation consumes more energy than our parent’s generation than
This paper will define the vice of gluttony, evaluating the manifestations and contemporary ramifications, as well as addressing the misnomers that all fat people are gluttons. Additionally, the virtues of fasting and temperance in the avoidance and remedy of gluttony will be addressed.
Definition and History
First, what is a vice? A vice is a habit acquired in life for the disordered pursuit of a good thing. These habits, self-nurtured, …show more content…
What about the last time you drove to the mall, then back home only to realize you forgot something and drove back? Could you be an energy glutton? Yes, consumers even define refrigerators as inordinate gluttons of energy; the U.S. Department of Energy encourages refrigerator reform: guidelines for energy gluttons (Goldstein, D.B. published 1983-02-01). William Irvine (2011) describes an energy glutton as, “energy gluttons are typically oblivious to how much energy they consume and the source of that energy. Their energy gluttony is a side effect of insatiable desire for material goods, which themselves are often associated with social status” (p. 915). This generation consumes more energy than our parent’s generation than