The Ethics of Agribusiness - Justice and Global Food in Focus

This book offers an original perspective on food supply chains. It argues that the ability to trade food on a global scale could be intrinsically good aside from any instrumental value that people gain from it.

List of contents

Preface
1. The First Link: Introduction, Methodology, and Overview
2. Food Problems
3. Food Chains and Applied Mereology
4. Globalized Opacity
5. Agribusiness Technology
6. Moral Ordering for Agribusiness
7. The Intrinsic Value of Food Chains
8. Conclusion
Epilogue

About the author

Shane Epting is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. His previous books include The Morality of Urban Mobility: Technology and Philosophy of the City and Saving Cities: A Taxonomy of Urban Technologies.

Summary

This book offers an original perspective on food supply chains. It argues that the ability to trade food on a global scale could be intrinsically good aside from any instrumental value that people gain from it.

Product details

• Authors: Shane Epting
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032186382
• ISBN: 978-1-032-18638-2
• No. of pages: 98
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Research in Applied Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Agricultural science, Agriculture & Related Industries, Agribusiness and primary industries