The Oxford Handbook of Food Ethics
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Author Description
Academic food ethics incorporates work from philosophy but also anthropology, economics, the environmental sciences and other natural sciences, geography, law, and sociology. Scholars from these fields have been producing work for decades on the food system, and on ethical, social, and policy issues connected to the food system. Yet in the last several years, there has been a notable increase in philosophical work on these issues-work that draws on multiple literatures within practical ethics, normative ethics and political philosophy. This handbook provides a sample of that philosophical work across multiple areas of food ethics: conventional agriculture and alternatives to it; animals; consumption; food justice; food politics; food workers; and, food and identity.
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates the complex ethical, social, and policy dimensions of the global food system through a rigorous philosophical lens. Editors Anne Barnhill, Mark Budolfson, and Tyler Doggett curate a collection of essays from leading scholars that synthesize perspectives from philosophy, anthropology, economics, and the natural sciences. The text aims to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the moral implications of food production, distribution, and consumption in the modern era.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of conventional agricultural practices versus alternative food systems
- Ethical frameworks regarding animal welfare and industrial farming
- Investigations into food justice, labor rights, and political policy
- Discussions on the intersection of food, personal identity, and cultural consumption
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on philosophical and normative analysis rather than providing practical guides for individual dietary choices or agricultural techniques.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a foundational reference for scholars and students engaging with the interdisciplinary field of food ethics. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a comprehensive survey of current philosophical discourse on the food system.
Page Count:
816
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190699248
ISBN-13:
9780190699246
Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Social Science
Professional Career & Trade
Ethics
Agriculture
Trades & Technology
Food Studies
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