"The essays in this anthology are, with the exception of the introductory essay, derived from a larger anthology, Environmental ethics, 6th edition (Wadsworth, 2011), the first four editions of which were edited by Louis Pojman"--Page vi. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Food ethics: Mae-Wan Ho -- Animal rights: The ETC report : the poor can feed themselves. Immanuel Kant -- The green Kant : Kant's treatment of animals / Holly L. Wilson -- A utilitarian defense of animal liberation / Peter Singer -- The radical egalitarian case for animal rights / Tom Regan -- A critique of Regan's animal rights theory / Mary Anne Warren -- Population and consumption: A special moment in history : the challenge of overpopulation and overconsumption / Bill McKibben -- The tragedy of the commons / Garrett Hardin -- The unjust war against population / Jacqueline Kasun -- Lifeboat ethics / Garrett Hardin -- Population and food : a critique of lifeboat ethics / William W. Murdoch, Allan Oaten -- Pollution : soil air water: You are what you breathe / Hilary French -- We all live in Bhopal / George Bradford -- People or penguins : the case for optimal pollution / William F. Baxter -- Is Silent Spring behind us? / David Pimentel -- Food ethics: Hunger, duty, and ecology : on what we owe starving humans / Mylan Engel, Jr. -- The world food supply : the damage done by cattle-raising / Tristram Coffin -- Vegetarianism and threading lightly on the earth / Michael Allen Fox -- Can Frankenfood save the planet? / Jonathan Rauch -- The unholy alliance / Mae-Wan Ho -- The ETC report : the poor can feed themselves.
Summary:
Now, perhaps more than ever before, we are aware of the ethical choices we make each time we eat. This anthology explores issues such as genetically modified foods, animal rights, population and consumption, pollution, centralized versus local production, vegetarianism and more. The twenty one readings that make up this volume bring together a diverse group of voices. Introductions and study questions help you to prepare for reflection and discussion on these significant and noteworthy issues.
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