Before dinner : philosophy and ethics of food /

This book is an extensive, original and systematic treatment of many important philosophical and ethical aspects of food (consumption and production). May we eat just anything? Can we do everything with animals, even genetic modification? If not, how can we regulate those processes so that they lead...

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Main Author: Korthals, Michiel (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kooymans, Frans (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, [2004]
Series:International library of environmental, agricultural, and food ethics ; v. 5.
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