{"product_id":"9789402411782","title":"Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEncyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid M. Kaplan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of this extensive work is the definitive source on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the important area of food and agricultural ethics. Altogether about \u003cem\u003e100 new entries\u003c\/em\u003e appear in this new edition. The start of the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century has seen intensified debate, discussion, and criticism of food and agriculture.  Scholars, activists, and citizens increasingly question the goals and ethical rationale behind production, distribution and consumption of food, and the use of crops for fuel and fiber. These wide-ranging debates encompass questions in human nutrition, animal rights, and the environmental impacts of agricultural production. The encyclopedia provides a detailed analysis of these issues and hundreds of other topics including the use of antibiotics in animal feedlots, the Green Revolution, organic farming, Islam and Food, and cannibalism.The \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e2\u003csup\u003end \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eedition is an indispensable reference point for future research and writing on topics in agriculture, food, animal, and eating ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul B. Thompson is W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University, with partial appointments in the Agricultural Economics and Resource Development Departments. He previously held positions as Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director, Center for Food Animal Productivity and Wellbeing at Purdue University and prior to that positions as Professor of Philosophy and Agricultural Economics and Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy and Ethics, at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. \u003cbr\u003eEditorial positions at Springer are a jointly held position of editor-in-chief of the bookseries \u003ci\u003eThe International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, and membership of the editorial boards of the journals\u003ci\u003e  Agriculture and Human Values\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid M. Kaplan is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at theUniversity of North Texas. He is the author of Food Philosophy (Columbia University Press), editor of The Philosophy of Food (University of California Press), and coeditor with Paul B. Thompson of the Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, First Edition (Springer). He has published articles on food technologies, genetically modified food, artificial ingredients, and junk food. He also manages the Philosophy of Food Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 July 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789402411782\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultiple component retail product\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2518\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51691556503692,"sku":"9789402411782","price":719.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789402411782_faaad278-ef58-480c-860c-5b578c87606c.jpg?v=1785323906","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789402411782","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}