Food Ethics: The Basics
1st Edition
Published on 13. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-415-83644-9 (ISBN)
Description
Food Ethics: The Basics is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the ethical dimensions of the production and consumption of food. It offers an impartial exploration of the most prominent ethical questions relating to food and agriculture including:
* Should we eat animals?
* Are locally produced foods ethically superior to globally sourced foods?
* Do people in affluent nations have a responsibility to help reduce global hunger?
* Should we embrace bioengineered foods?
* What should be the role of government in promoting food safety and public health?
Using extensive data and real world examples, as well as providing suggestions for further reading, Food Ethics: The Basics is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in the ethics of food.
* Should we eat animals?
* Are locally produced foods ethically superior to globally sourced foods?
* Do people in affluent nations have a responsibility to help reduce global hunger?
* Should we embrace bioengineered foods?
* What should be the role of government in promoting food safety and public health?
Using extensive data and real world examples, as well as providing suggestions for further reading, Food Ethics: The Basics is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in the ethics of food.
Reviews / Votes
"The book provides a balanced perspective for each contemporary issue as well as arguments supporting and opposing debatable benefits and risks of food production and consumption issues. The philosophical perspectives are clearly written, the technical details are jargon free, and the science is accurate... A useful resource for public policy and agricultural libraries...Summing Up: Recommended." - B. R. Shmaefsky, Lone Star College - Kingwood, CHOICE"Sandler makes a good job introducing the topic of food ethics to the reader, offering a broad range of information and describing key underlying ethical enquiries and particular views on each of the topics presented. (...) Reading this book was helpful in the sense that it provided insight into a topic that has not been widely studied or discussed. Thus, it can be a valuable introduction to food ethics, while encouraging the reader to explore more about this project." - Natalie Herdoiza Castro, Utrecht University
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
5 s/w Zeichnungen
5 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
226 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-83644-9 (9780415836449)
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Ronald L. Sandler
Food Ethics: The Basics
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Person
Ronald Sandler is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Ethics Institute at Northeastern University.
Content
Introduction 1. Food Systems 2. Food Security and the Ethics of Assistance 3. Should We Eat Animals? 4. Bioengineering 5. Food and health 6. Food and culture Bibliography