Food for thought From Field to Fork: Food Ethics for Everyone Paul B. Thompson Oxford University Press, 2015. 343 pp
A beginner's guide to ethical eating In From Field to Fork , Paul B. Thompson applies the methods of philosophy and ethics to the choices individuals and societies make about food. The book considers a variety of topics, including: hunger and food insecurity in a land of plenty; the impact of t...
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| Published in: | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2015-07, Vol.349 (6245), p.244-244 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | A beginner's guide to ethical eating
In From Field to Fork , Paul B. Thompson applies the methods of philosophy and ethics to the choices individuals and societies make about food. The book considers a variety of topics, including: hunger and food insecurity in a land of plenty; the impact of the Green Revolution and genetically modified crops on food production, famine, and the environment; the ethical, health, and environmental rationales for vegetarianism; and the human cost of cheap food. Although Thompson leaves two key players—global food companies and government—out of his analyses, reviewer Nicholas Freudenberg praises the book as a "sensible and engaging introduction to food ethics." |
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| ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |