Paul B. Thompson's Philosophy of Agriculture: Fields, Farmers, Forks, and Food (1st ed. 2023) (The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics #34)

Synopsis

​​This book explores the philosophical thought and praxis of Paul B. Thompson, who planted some of the first seeds of philosophy of agriculture and whose work inspires interdisciplinary scholarship in food ethics, biotechnology, and environmental philosophy. Landmark texts such as The Spirit of the Soil, The Agrarian Vision, and From Field to Fork revealed the fertility of food systems for inspiring reflection on our relationships to technology, the land, and one another. Rooted in philosophical traditions ranging from pragmatism to post-phenomenology, Thompson’s work nourishes projects in ethics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and social and political theory, not only in academic philosophy departments but also in the social and natural sciences. This volume collects this diversity of thought in a tour of the many fields of food systems; from theorizing the sustainability of agroecological systems, to appreciating the quotidian practice of agrarian communities, to anticipating the impacts of emerging biotechnology, and to savoring the roles that food plays in forming our identities. Composed by an international crop of scholars working on the future of food ethics, the volume is a vital contribution to scholars and practitioners thinking through our relationships to the food systems that sustain us.

Copyright:

2023

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ISBN-13:

9783031374845

Related ISBNs:

9783031374838

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

01/16/24

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The Editor

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Language:

English

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Nonfiction, Technology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy

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