The ethics of food : a reader for the twenty-first century /
The ethics of food : a reader for the twenty-first century /
edited by Gregory E. Pence.
- xi, 287 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Meaning and Ethics of Food / The Meaning of Food. A Thing Shared / How We Grow Food Reflects Our Virtues and Vices / Eating Meat. Animal Liberation and Vegetarianism / Meat Is Good for You / Starvation. Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor / Golden Rice Is Fool's Gold / Are We Going Mad? / Safety of Genetically Modified Foods. The Unholy Alliance / The FDA's Volte-Face on Food Biotech / Dr. Strangelunch: Why We Should Learn to Love Genetically Modified Food / Benefits/Dangers of Organic Food. Organic of Genetically Modified Food: Which Is Better? / The Benefits of Organic Food / Genetically Modified Food and Environmental Risks. Genetic Engineering and Food Security / GM Food Is the Best Option We Have / Food Biotechnology and Nature. Biotechnology's Negative Impact on World Agriculture / The Population/Diversity Paradox: Agricultural Efficiency to Save Wilderness / Global Food Politics and Economics. A Removable Feast / From Global to Local: Sowing the Seeds of Community / The Food Industry. The Hamburger Bacteria / The United States Food Safety System / Gregory E. Pence -- M. F. K. Fisher. Wendell Berry -- Peter Singer. Stuart Patton -- Garrett Hardin. Greenpeace International. Norman Borlaug -- Mae-Wan Ho. Henry I. Miller. Ronald Bailey -- Gregory E. Pence. Tanya Maxted-Frost -- Vandana Shiva. Anthony J. Trewavas -- Marc Lappe and Britt Bailey. Anthony J. Trewavas -- C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer. Helen Norberg-Hodge, Peter Goering and John Page -- Nicols Fox. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Pt. II. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. III. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Pt. IV. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Pt. V. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Pt. VI. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Pt. VII. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Pt. VIII. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Pt. IX. Ch. 19. Ch. 20.
0742513343 9780742513341 0742513335 9780742513334
2001048271
Genetically modified foods--Moral and ethical aspects
Nutrition policy--Moral and ethical aspects
TP248.65.F66 / E86 2002
363.192
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Meaning and Ethics of Food / The Meaning of Food. A Thing Shared / How We Grow Food Reflects Our Virtues and Vices / Eating Meat. Animal Liberation and Vegetarianism / Meat Is Good for You / Starvation. Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor / Golden Rice Is Fool's Gold / Are We Going Mad? / Safety of Genetically Modified Foods. The Unholy Alliance / The FDA's Volte-Face on Food Biotech / Dr. Strangelunch: Why We Should Learn to Love Genetically Modified Food / Benefits/Dangers of Organic Food. Organic of Genetically Modified Food: Which Is Better? / The Benefits of Organic Food / Genetically Modified Food and Environmental Risks. Genetic Engineering and Food Security / GM Food Is the Best Option We Have / Food Biotechnology and Nature. Biotechnology's Negative Impact on World Agriculture / The Population/Diversity Paradox: Agricultural Efficiency to Save Wilderness / Global Food Politics and Economics. A Removable Feast / From Global to Local: Sowing the Seeds of Community / The Food Industry. The Hamburger Bacteria / The United States Food Safety System / Gregory E. Pence -- M. F. K. Fisher. Wendell Berry -- Peter Singer. Stuart Patton -- Garrett Hardin. Greenpeace International. Norman Borlaug -- Mae-Wan Ho. Henry I. Miller. Ronald Bailey -- Gregory E. Pence. Tanya Maxted-Frost -- Vandana Shiva. Anthony J. Trewavas -- Marc Lappe and Britt Bailey. Anthony J. Trewavas -- C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer. Helen Norberg-Hodge, Peter Goering and John Page -- Nicols Fox. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Pt. II. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. III. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Pt. IV. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Pt. V. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Pt. VI. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Pt. VII. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Pt. VIII. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Pt. IX. Ch. 19. Ch. 20.
0742513343 9780742513341 0742513335 9780742513334
2001048271
Genetically modified foods--Moral and ethical aspects
Nutrition policy--Moral and ethical aspects
TP248.65.F66 / E86 2002
363.192