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Agriculture & Philosophy: Agricultural Science in Philosophy

Author : Lindsay Falvey
Publisher : Thaksin University Press
ISBN 13 : 0975100076
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Agriculture & Philosophy: Agricultural Science in Philosophy written by Lindsay Falvey and published by Thaksin University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture and philosophy have been parts of a whole across history and remain so. Philosophy informs wellbeing and contentment amidst the vagaries of existence, the primary concern of which has always been security of food. Science, once known as natural philosophy, is a major means of philosophical advance today. Agricultural science is presented as comprising all of these components. The philosophical quest to be at ease in nature extends from pre-historical times into our unknown future, and employs diverse vehicles to convey insights across generations via myths, legends religion, academic study and ritual practices. Expressing esoteric concepts has employed agricultural metaphor across the historical era as it has been our most common interaction with nature. Continuing as our most widespread human interaction within nature, agriculture’s role in creating civilization, and later its writing, eventually led to an urban separation from nature including food production. Unifying the philosophy, agriculture and agricultural science across cultures and traditions from pre-agricultural times through the European Enlightenment to today, this work builds on neglected ancient insights. Perhaps the most profound of these insights is that our thoughts and actions may be seen as an integral part of nature. Rather than being independent agents with free will, our fears and guilt may be seen as active forces in the dynamics of nature itself, which includes our procurement of food. This conception offers a wider interaction than can be comprehended from current popular approaches.

Paul B. Thompson's Philosophy of Agriculture

Author : Samantha Noll
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031374843
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Paul B. Thompson's Philosophy of Agriculture written by Samantha Noll and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the philosophical thought and praxis of Paul B. Thompson, who planted some of the first seeds of philosophy of agriculture and whose work inspires interdisciplinary scholarship in food ethics, biotechnology, and environmental philosophy. Landmark texts such as The Spirit of the Soil, The Agrarian Vision, and From Field to Fork revealed the fertility of food systems for inspiring reflection on our relationships to technology, the land, and one another. Rooted in philosophical traditions ranging from pragmatism to post-phenomenology, Thompson’s work nourishes projects in ethics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and social and political theory, not only in academic philosophy departments but also in the social and natural sciences. This volume collects this diversity of thought in a tour of the many fields of food systems; from theorizing the sustainability of agroecological systems, to appreciating the quotidian practice of agrarian communities, to anticipating the impacts of emerging biotechnology, and to savoring the roles that food plays in forming our identities. Composed by an international crop of scholars working on the future of food ethics, the volume is a vital contribution to scholars and practitioners thinking through our relationships to the food systems that sustain us.

The Spirit of the Soil

Author : Paul B. Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134884419
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of the Soil written by Paul B. Thompson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spirit of the Soil challenges environmentalists to think more deeply and creatively about agriculture. Paul B. Thompson identifies four `worldviews' which tackle agricultural ethics according to different philosophical priorities; productionism, stewardship, economics and holism. He examines current issues such as the use of pesticides and biotechnology from these ethical perspectives. This book achieves an open-ended account of sustainability designed to minimise hubris and help us to recapture the spirit of the soil.

Philosophy of Agricultural Science

Author : Osamu Soda
Publisher : ISBS
ISBN 13 : 9781876843267
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Agricultural Science written by Osamu Soda and published by ISBS. This book was released on 2006 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written by one of the leading Japanese scholars in the philosophy of agricultural science, examines the relationship between human life, the natural environment, and agriculture. The author argues that satisfying diverse human values requires a harmonious realization of three sometimes conflicting sets of values, and situates a reconceived agricultural science as the best means to realizing these ends. This means rethinking the entrenched divisions between the natural, human, and practical sciences to create an agricultural science that draws on the reductive empiricism of the natural sciences as well as the interpretative methodologies of the human sciences in its efforts to find applied solutions to real problems. This also entails rethinking the place of agriculture in the world, recognizing that its non-economic contributions to the community and environment are every bit as important as, if not more than, its economic values. Only through balancing diverse value objectives and synthesizing diverse research methodologies will modern societies avert further environmental damage and begin to rectify existing problems.

Roots in the Soil

Author : Johnson D. Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Roots in the Soil written by Johnson D. Hill and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report on the Schools of Philosophy for Agricultural Leaders

Author : United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report on the Schools of Philosophy for Agricultural Leaders written by United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Agrarian Roots of Pragmatism

Author : Paul B. Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Agrarian Roots of Pragmatism written by Paul B. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically analyzes and revitalizes agrarian philosophy by tracing its evolution. Today, most historians, philosophers, political theorists, and scholars of rural America take a dim view of the agrarian ideal that farmers and farming occupy a special moral and political status in society. Agrarian rhetoric is generally seen as special pleading on the part of farmers seeking protection from labor reform and environmental regulation while continuing to receive direct payments and subsidies from the public till. Agrarianism should not be viewed as a set of immutable claims about farming and political order, but as a tradition of moral and political philosophy that has evolved and deepened over the centuries. Agrarian naturalism--the belief that culture and conduct are conditioned by nature because they are of a piece with nature--becomes pragmatic naturalism, giving way to a new set of puzzles about how we are to understand the rural landscape and our responsibilities for its use. The agrarian idea that personality and sociability are integrated with the material transformation of the landscape can serve as the basis for a new, pragmatically grounded ethic of natural resources and rural development. The essays in this volume critically analyze and revitalize agrarian philosophy by tracing its evolution in the classical American philosophy of key figures such as Franklin, Jefferson, Emerson, Thoreau, Dewey, and Royce. Three chapters address the belief that farming peoples develop moral virtue and a taste for democracy as it evolved in the American context, and four examine how a reconstitution of agrarian themes might invigorate our nation's thinking on environment, food, and rural development policy. The Agrarian Roots of Pragmatism will be of broad interest to scholars of American philosophy, rural history, history of ideas, geography, and agricultural or natural resource policy.

Food, Genetic Engineering and Philosophy of Technology

Author : N. Dane Scott
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331996027X
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Food, Genetic Engineering and Philosophy of Technology written by N. Dane Scott and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes specific, well-know controversies in the genetic modification debate and connects them to deeper philosophical issues in philosophy of technology. It contributes to the current, far-reaching deliberations about the future of food, agriculture and society. Controversies over so-called Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) regularly appear in the press. The biotechnology debate has settled into a long-term philosophical dispute. The discussion goes much deeper than the initial empirical questions about whether or not GM food and crops are safe for human consumption or pose environmental harms that dominated news reports. In fact, the implications of this debate extend beyond the sphere of food and agriculture to encompass the general role of science and technology in society. The GM controversy provides an occasion to explore important issues in philosophy of technology. Researchers, teachers and students interested in agricultural biotechnology, philosophy of technology and the future of food and agriculture will find this exploration timely and thought provoking.

Before Dinner

Author : M. Korthals
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402029926
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Before Dinner written by M. Korthals and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-11-04 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both issues refer to the social and cultural aspects of food.

The Ethics of Intensification

Author : Paul B. Thompson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402087225
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Intensification written by Paul B. Thompson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ethics of Agricultural Intensification: An Interdisciplinary and International Conversation Paul B. Thompson and John Otieno Ouko* Global agriculture faces a number of challenges as the world approaches the second decade of the third millennium. Predictions unilaterally indicate dramatic increases in world population between 2010 and 2030, and a trend in developing countries toward greater consumption of animal products could multiply the need for prod- tion of basic grains even further. Although global food production in 2000 was estimated to be adequate for the existing population, hunger and malnutrition are persistent problems that have led decision makers to recognize that increasing food production in specific regions may be the most effective way to address food se- rity for impoverished peoples. At the same time, there will need to be policy adju- ments that improve poor people’s access to current food supplies without simultaneously undercutting the ability of local producers to obtain needed cash income. What is more, the uncertain effects of global climate change on agricultural ecosystems complicate planning for this process, while poorly understood processes of globa- zation create additional unknowns from the side of social systems. In short, despite surpluses in many parts of the developed world, finding ways to increase food p- duction on both selected regional and a total global basis remains a priority for many farmers, policy makers and agricultural researchers.

Life Science Ethics

Author : Gary L. Comstock
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048187923
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Life Science Ethics written by Gary L. Comstock and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does nature have intrinsic value? Should we be doing more to save wilderness and ocean ecosystems? What are our duties to future generations of humans? Do animals have rights? This revised edition of "Life Science Ethics" introduces these questions using narrative case studies on genetically modified foods, use of animals in research, nanotechnology, and global climate change, and then explores them in detail using essays written by nationally-recognized experts in the ethics field. Part I introduces ethics, the relationship of religion to ethics, how we assess ethical arguments, and a method ethicists use to reason about ethical theories. Part II demonstrates the relevance of ethical reasoning to the environment, land, farms, food, biotechnology, genetically modified foods, animals in agriculture and research, climate change, and nanotechnology. Part III presents case studies for the topics found in Part II.

Social Justice and Agricultural Innovation

Author : Cristian Timmermann
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030561933
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Social Justice and Agricultural Innovation written by Cristian Timmermann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing a social justice framework, this book examines the effects of innovation incentives and policies in agriculture. It addresses access to the objects of innovation, the direction of science and the type of innovations that are available, opportunities to participate in research and development, as well as effects on future generations. The book examines the potential value of preventive and reconciliatory measures, drawing on concepts from procedural and restorative justice. As such it offers a comprehensive analysis of the main social justice dimensions affected by agricultural innovation. It gives academics and policy analysts an extensive overview of the deep impact of innovation on society and the environment, and the expectations the general public has from the scientific community.

Food Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective

Author : Paul B. Thompson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402057911
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Food Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective written by Paul B. Thompson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition updates Thompson’s trail-blazing study of ethical and philosophical issues raised by biotechnology. The 1997 book was the first by a philosopher to address food and agricultural biotechnology, discussing ethical issues associated with risk assessment, labelling, animal transformation, patents, and impact on traditional farming communities. The new edition addresses the debates of the intervening decade, including cloning, the Precautionary Principle, and the biotechnology debate between the United States and Europe.

Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics

Author : David M. Kaplan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789402411782
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics written by David M. Kaplan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this extensive work is the definitive source on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the important area of food and agricultural ethics. Altogether about 100 new entries appear in this new edition. The start of the 21st century has seen intensified debate, discussion, and criticism of food and agriculture. Scholars, activists, and citizens increasingly question the goals and ethical rationale behind production, distribution and consumption of food, and the use of crops for fuel and fiber. These wide-ranging debates encompass questions in human nutrition, animal rights, and the environmental impacts of agricultural production. The encyclopedia provides a detailed analysis of these issues and hundreds of other topics including the use of antibiotics in animal feedlots, the Green Revolution, organic farming, Islam and Food, and cannibalism.The Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, 2nd edition is an indispensable reference point for future research and writing on topics in agriculture, food, animal, and eating ethics.

African Agrarian Philosophy

Author : Mbih Jerome Tosam
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783031430398
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book African Agrarian Philosophy written by Mbih Jerome Tosam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2023-12-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically explores indigenous sub-Saharan African agrarian thought. Indigenous African agrarian philosophy is an uncharted and largely overlooked area of study in the burgeoning fields of African philosophy and philosophy of nature. The book shows that wherever human beings have lived, they have been preoccupied with exploring ways to ensure the sustainable management of limited resources at their disposal, to attain to their basic needs: food, shelter, and security. The book also shows that agriculture and the way people relate with nature are an essential, but generally neglected, determinant of the emergence and orientation of all philosophical traditions. In traditional, pre-colonial African culture, it was difficult to separate agriculture from African relational ontology. Agriculture and the use of natural resources were at the centre of community life and influenced the social, political, economic, and spiritual worldviews of the people. In their contact with nature through agriculture, different beliefs, knowledge systems, norms, moral outlooks, cultural practices and institutions emerged and have been valorized to guide societies on how to sustainably manage the environment. As a way of life, then, agriculture was deeply connected with indigenous beliefs, values, and practices which transcended a wide range of issues related to ecological ethics, food ethics, religion, traditional medicine, political economy, social organisation, biological reproduction and species survival, indigenous knowledge, and property rights. This book will thus be a valuable resource for policy makers and researchers in diverse fields such as philosophy, geography, sociology, anthropology, and development studies.

Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective

Author : Paul B. Thompson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319926039
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective written by Paul B. Thompson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together agricultural ethics scholars from the US, Japan and Taiwan to discuss crucial issues in agricultural ethics and sustainability ethics in comparative context. Agricultural ethics and sustainability ethics are wide-ranging and closely linked to environmental ethics, bioethics, virtue ethics, animal welfare, soil conservation, not to mention rural traditions and lifestyles. Six of the chapters cover historical traditions and values in Europe, the US and East Asia. Four of the chapters cover the role of virtue ethics in the analysis of agrarian and environmental ethics, agricultural biotechnology, food ethics, and alternative agriculture, respectively. Finally, two of the chapters cover field efforts of agricultural ethics involving preserving agricultural heritage and building consensus for sustainable farming, respectively. Although the papers are divided into three groups, their contents are interconnected and mutually informative.

Agriculture's Ethical Horizon

Author : Robert L Zimdahl
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0123914787
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Agriculture's Ethical Horizon written by Robert L Zimdahl and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Agriculture's Ethical Horizon is a carefully considered application of philosophical concepts, such as utilitarianism and positivism, to the practice of agricultural science. Author Robert Zimdahl argues for an approach to agriculture guided by foundational values, and addresses the questions: What are the goals of agricultural and weed science? What should their goals be? How do and how should the practitioners of agriculture address complex ethical questions? This book engages students, researchers, and professionals across disciplines including horticulture, soil and plant science, entomology, and more, all without requiring a background in philosophy. It examines topics such as scientific truth and myth, moral confidence in agriculture, the relevance of ethics to sustainability, and biotechnology. New to this edition is a chapter examining the raising, housing and slaughter of animals for human food, and a chapter on alternative and organic agricultural systems. Easily understood by non-philosophers Chapter sidebars highlight important concepts and can be used to engage students in further discussion Companion website includes further teaching aids and a discussion board