The Ethics of Food

A Reader for the Twenty-First Century
Herausgeber: Pence, Gregory E.

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Ethics of Food, Gregory E. Pence brings together a collection of voices who share the view that the ethics of genetically modified food is among the most pressing societal questions of our time. This comprehensive collection addresses a broad range of subjects, includin...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780742513334
• ISBN-10: 0742513335
• Artikelnr.: 22263534

Autorenporträt

Gregory E. Pence is a medical ethicist with twenty years of experience reviewing significant cases in bioethics, and is professor in the School of Medicine and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. Pence has contributed to theNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He is the author of Classical Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Shaped Medical Ethics, 3rd edition (2000) and Who's Afraid of Human Cloning? (1998).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Part I: The Meaning of Food Chapter 2 A Thing Shared Chapter 3 How
We Grow Food Reflects Our Virtues and Vices Part 4 Part II: Eating Meat
Chapter 5 Animal Liberation and Vegetarianism Chapter 6 Meat Is Good for
You Part 7 Part III: Starvation Chapter 8 Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against
Helping the Poor Chapter 9 Golden Rice Is Fool's Gold Chapter 10 Are We
Going Mad? Part 11 Part IV: Safety of Genetically Modified Foods Chapter 12
The Unholy Alliance Chapter 13 The FDA's Volte-Face on Food Biotech Chapter
14 Dr. Strangelunch: Why Should We Learn to Love Genetically Modified Food
Part 15 Part V: Benefits / Dangers of Organic Food Chapter 16 Organically
or Genetically Modified Food: Which Is Better? Chapter 17 The Benefits of
Organic Food Part 18 Part VI: Genetically Modified Food and Environmental
Risks Chapter 19 Genetic Engineering and Food Security Chapter 20 GM Is the
Best Option We Have Part 21 Part VII: Food Biotechnology and Nature Chapter
22 Biotechnology's Negative Impact on World Agriculture Chapter 23 The
Population / Diversity Paradox: Agricultural Efficiency to Save Wilderness
Part 24 Part VIII: Global Food Politics and Economics Chapter 25 A
Removable Feast Chapter 26 From Global to Local: Sowing the Seeds of
Community Part 27 Part IX: The Food Industry Chapter 28 The Hamburger
Bacteria Chapter 29 The United States Food Safety System