FRONTLINES
On truth, ‘truthiness,’ and road signs
‘T Pesto al Emilio MAKE S FOUR SERV INGS
Looking for a taste of Italy at home? Enjoy this recipe for pasta with pesto, created by Emilio Iodice, director of the John Felice Rome Center. We had to beg to get it out of him, but we think you’ll agree it was worth it.
INGREDIENTS
2 2 1
2 tbs.
1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1
1 lb.
Large handfuls basil leaves Large handfuls Italian parsley Large handful arugula Nuts (cashews, almonds, walnuts, or pine nuts) Butter Brie cheese Swiss cheese Parmigiano cheese Extra virgin olive oil Vegetable bouillon cube Italian fettuccini
PREPARATION
1. Dissolve the bouillon cube in ½ cup warm water. 2. Add all the ingredients into a blender, including the water with bouillon.
3. Mix until creamy. 4. Cook the pasta until it is almost al dente.
5. Remove approximately ½ cup of the water that the pasta was cooked in.
6. Drain the pasta and put in a large skillet. 7. Add the sauce and the ½ cup of pasta water. 8. Mix and serve immediately.
© 2011, EMILIO IODICE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY.
ruthiness” is a word coined by Stephen Colbert on his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report.
He uses the term satirically, of course, to make fun of political statements, ethical claims, and the words and proclamations used by conservative and liberal pundits alike that play fast and loose with the truth. For Colbert, “truthiness” isn’t necessarily a true, accurate, or objective statement of fact. Rather, it is the truth as a subjective user sees it or wants it to be. In other words, truth is in the eye of the beholder. Or, more exactly, truth is dependent upon the particular message the messenger wants to deliver. My good friend and philosopher Barry
Padgett of Belmont University has been telling me for years, in his mellifluous Southern drawl, that our use of language structures and frames our understand- ing of the world around us. Language, he argues, defines our reality and how we internalize the day-to-day facts and details of life. Accuracy in language, he believes, gives us a geography of life—a map of the world. Therefore, we must be very careful in how we define and use words. Paraphrasing the ideas of Scottish poet Samuel Smiles, Padgett says:
ETHICS EXPERT AL GINI
Sow a word, and you can reap an act. Sow an act, and you can reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you can reap a character.
Sow a character, and you can reap a destiny.
Truth is a big notion and a very slip-
pery concept to nail down. But it’s a critically important one. Think about it: what would happen to the quality and possibly the duration of our lives if we weren’t confident of the truthfulness of the following statements: “Caution: Slip- pery When Wet”; “Poison: Do Not Ingest”; “Violators Will Be Prosecuted”; and, “Honest, honey, I really love you!” Language structures the way we expe-
rience the world. Words move us. Words are our barometer for reality. If we can’t be sure of the truth of our words, we are left with nothing but “truthiness.”
AL GINI IS A PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ETHICS IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
Carnevale
for a cause To celebrate the begin- ning of the Lenten season at the JFRC, a Carnevale gala was held in Rinaldo’s lounge area. Before the party, there was a silent auction, from which all pro- ceeds will go toward a student-run garden on campus. A total of 1,070 Euro was raised.
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