Philosophy of Food

Name: Philosophy of Food
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ISBN: 9780520269347

ISBN-10: 0520269349

ISBN-13: 9780520269347

Edition: 2011

Authors: David Kaplan

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This book explores food from a philosophical perspective, bringing together sixteen leading philosophers to consider the most basic questions about food: What is it exactly? What should we eat? How do we know it is safe? How should food be distributed? What is good food? David M. Kaplan's erudite and informative introduction grounds the discussion, showing how philosophers since Plato have taken up questions about food, diet, agriculture, and animals. However, until recently, few have considered food a standard subject fir serious philosophical debate. Each of the essays in this book brings in-depth analysis to many contemporary debates in food studies--Slow Food, sustainability, food…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 2/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946



Introduction: The Philosophy of Food




Real Men have Manners




Down-Home Global Cooking: A Third Option between Cosmopolitanism and Localism




Hunger is the Best Sauce: The Aesthetics of Food




Smells, Tastes, and Everyday Aesthetics




Ethical Gourmandism




Two Evils in Food Country: Hunger and Lack of Representation




Ethics and Genetically Modified Food




The Ethics of Food Safety in the Twenty-First Century: Who Keeps the Public Good?




The Myth of Happy Meat




Animal Welfare, Happy Meat, and Veganism as the Moral Baseline




Animal Ethics and Food Production in the Twenty-First Century




Nature Politics and the Philosophy of Agriculture




The Ethics and Sustainability of Aquaculture




Scenarios for Food Security




Nutritionism and Functional Foods




In Vitro Meat: What are the Moral Issues?



Contributors


Index