The agrarian vision : sustainability and environmental ethics /

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As industry and technology proliferate in modern society, sustainability has jumped to the forefront of contemporary political and environmental discussions. The balance between progress and the earth's ability to provide for its inhabitants grows increasingly precarious as we attempt to achiev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Paul B., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Colección:Culture of the land.
Temas:
Sustainable agriculture > United States.
Environmental ethics > United States.
Agriculture and state > United States.
Agriculture durable > États-Unis.
Éthique de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Politique agricole > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
NATURE > Essays.
Agriculture and state
Environmental ethics
Sustainable agriculture
United States
Multi-User
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sustainability and environmental philosophy
  • The philosophy of farming in America
  • Political values and the future of U.S. agriculture
  • The moral significance of land: a lesson from The grapes of wrath
  • Farming as a focal practice
  • Food and community
  • Why philosophy matters for agricultural policy; why agricultural policy matters for sustainability
  • Sustainability and the social goals of agriculture
  • The road to sustainability
  • Sustainability as a norm
  • Sustainability: what it is and what it is not
  • Sustainability, social movements, and hope.

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