The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter
More people than ever before are paying attention to the food they buy and eat: where it comes from, how it’s produced, and whether or not it was raised humanely. Singer and Mason examine the diets of three typical families to explore the impact our food choices have on the future of life on earth. They also identify six empowering ethical principles that conscientious consumers should consider when shopping for groceries or eating out. Speaking to the mainstream, their advice reflects this principle: "You can be ethical without being fanatical."
A thought-provoking look at how what we eat profoundly effects all living things and the environment—and how we can make healthful, more humane food choices.
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PETER SINGER is one of the highest-profile writers on ethics today, regularly drawing fire for his views on such hot-button issues as abortion, animal rights, euthanasia, and war. The New Yorker says he "may be the most controversial philosopher alive; he is certainly among the most influential." Born in Australia, he has taught at Princeton University since 1999, and lives in New York.
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If Rick Adamson ranted and raved his way through this treatise on the ethical and economic repercussions of eating animals, it would be easy to ignore. But he delivers it so objectively that he gives the issue even more gravitas. This work, by a Princeton ethicist and an animal rights activist and writer, demonstrates why Americans should take a hard look at the food they eat. Even if it were possible to ignore the facts of factory farming's cruelty to animals, the listener can't ignore the environmental and economic impact of food production. It's also a good handbook for conscientious shoppers trying to figure out labels like "certified humane," "fair trade," and others. This book could change your life. M.S. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherHighBridge Company
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1598870327
- ISBN 13 9781598870329
- BindingAudio CD
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