Author(s): Ronald L. Sandler

Food

Food Ethics: The Basicsis a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the ethical dimensions of the production and eating of food. It offers an impartial exploration of the most important aspects of key ethical questions relating to food including:

• Is there a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ about eating meat?


• Does it matter whether the food we eat is sourced locally or globally?


• Can cultural traditions be used to justify certain practices?


• How do we ensure that agricultural workers all over the world are paid a fair price?


• What are the implications of growing genetically modified crops?

Food Ethics: The Basicsopens with a scene-setting introduction and each chapter contains illustrative material and suggestions for further reading to provide readers with the ideal starting point to their study of the ethics of food.