The philosophy of food / edited by David M. Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaplan, David M.

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 for 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 safety, and politics-and addresses such issues as "happy meat," aquaculture, veganism, and table manners. The result is an extraordinary resource that guides readers to think more clearly and responsibly about what we consume and how we provide for ourselves, and illuminates the reasons why we act as we do. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Real Men have Manners / Roger Scruton Scruton, Roger 24

2 Down-Home Global Cooking: A Third Option between Cosmopolitanism and Localism / Lisa Heldke Heldke, Lisa 33

3 Hunger is the Best Sauce: The Aesthetics of Food / Kevin W. Sweeney Sweeney, Kevin W. 52

4 Smells, Tastes, and Everyday Aesthetics / Emily Brady Brady, Emily 69

5 Ethical Gourmandism / Carolyn Korsmeyer Korsmeyer, Carolyn 87

6 Two Evils in Food Country: Hunger and Lack of Representation / Michiel Korthals Korthals, Michiel 103

7 Ethics and Genetically Modified Food / Gary Comstock Comstock, Gary 122

8 The Ethics of Food Safety in the Twenty-First Century: Who Keeps the Public Good? / Jeffrey Burkhardt Burkhardt, Jeffrey 140

9 The Myth of Happy Meat / Richard P. Haynes Haynes, Richard P. 161

10 Animal Welfare, Happy Meat, and Veganism as the Moral Baseline / Gary L. Francione Francione, Gary L. 169

11 Animal Ethics and Food Production in the Twenty-First Century / David Fraser Fraser, David 190

12 Nature Politics and the Philosophy of Agriculture / Paul B. Thompson Thompson, Paul B. 214

13 The Ethics and Sustainability of Aquaculture / Matthias Kaiser Kaiser, Matthias 233

14 Scenarios for Food Security / David Castle Castle, David, Keith Culver Culver, Keith, William Hannah Hannah, William 250

15 Nutritionism and Functional Foods / Gyorgy Scrinis Scrinis, Gyorgy 269

16 In Vitro Meat: What are the Moral Issues? / Stellan Welin Welin, Stellan, Julie Gold Gold, Julie, Johanna Berlin Berlin, Johanna 292.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

774290531

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.