Philosophy Comes to Dinner
Popular books and films about food production and consumption are exposing the unintended consequences of the standard American diet. Questions about the principles and values that ought to guide decisions about dinner have become urgent for moral, ecological, and health-related reasons. In聽Philosophy Comes to Dinner, twelve philosophers鈥攕ome leading voices, some inspiring new ones鈥攋oin the conversation, and consider issues ranging from the sustainability of modern agriculture, to consumer complicity in animal exploitation, to the pros and cons of alternative diets.