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The Ethics of What We Eat

The Ethics of What We Eat

Why Our Food Choices Matter
FoodPhilosophy
Pages
336
Published
2007
Language
English

Synopsis

Peter Singer and Jim Mason examine the ethical implications of our food choices, from where food originates to how it's produced and its impact on humans, animals, and the environment. This book offers guidance on making humane and healthy food decisions, emphasizing that ethical eating doesn't require extremism.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeIntellectualThought-Provoking

Genres

Food Philosophy Politics & Society Science Politics Technology

Authors

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Peter Singer

Peter Albert David Singer AC (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher and the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He specializes in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, utilitarian perspective. He is known in particular for his book Animal Liberation (1975), in which he argues in favor of veganism, and his essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality", in which he argues in favor of donating to help the global poor.