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Food ethics /

None of us can avoid being interested in food. Our very existence depends on the supply of safe, nutritious foods. It is then hardly surprising that food has become the focus of a wide range of ethical concerns: Is the food we buy safe? Is it produced by means which respect the welfare of animals an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mepham, T. B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2002.
Colección:Professional ethics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:None of us can avoid being interested in food. Our very existence depends on the supply of safe, nutritious foods. It is then hardly surprising that food has become the focus of a wide range of ethical concerns: Is the food we buy safe? Is it produced by means which respect the welfare of animals and sustain the land? Are modern biotechnologies employed in food production immoral? This book addresses such issues by applying ethical principles to many areas of current concern. The contributors provide original and thought-provoking treatments of a number of highly topical issues - from glob.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0203291344
9780203291344