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Food makes philosophers of us all. Death does the same . . . but
death comes only once . . . and choices about food come many times
each day. In The Ethics of Food, Gregory E. Pence brings together a
collection of voices who share the view that the ethics of
genetically modified food is among the most pressing societal
questions of our time. This comprehensive collection addresses a
broad range of subjects, including the meaning of food, moral
analyses of vegetarianism and starvation, the safety and
environmental risks of genetically modified food, issues of global
food politics and the food industry, and the relationships among
food, evolution, and human history. Will genetically modified food
feed the poor or destroy the environment? Is it a threat to our
health? Is the assumed healthfulness of organic food a myth or a
reality? The answers to these and other questions are engagingly
pursued in this substantive collection, the first of its kind to
address the broad range of philosophical, sociological, political,
scientific, and technological issues surrounding the ethics of
food.
Food makes philosophers of us all. Death does the same . . . but
death comes only once . . . and choices about food come many times
each day. In The Ethics of Food, Gregory E. Pence brings together a
collection of voices who share the view that the ethics of
genetically modified food is among the most pressing societal
questions of our time. This comprehensive collection addresses a
broad range of subjects, including the meaning of food, moral
analyses of vegetarianism and starvation, the safety and
environmental risks of genetically modified food, issues of global
food politics and the food industry, and the relationships among
food, evolution, and human history. Will genetically modified food
feed the poor or destroy the environment? Is it a threat to our
health? Is the assumed healthfulness of organic food a myth or a
reality? The answers to these and other questions are engagingly
pursued in this substantive collection, the first of its kind to
address the broad range of philosophical, sociological, political,
scientific, and technological issues surrounding the ethics of
food.
International efforts to regulate fertility rates so that
populations do not grow beyond the earth's capacity have included
technical assistance and capital; improved health care conditions
to lower the risk of infant mortality; increased opportunities to
develop literacy; the democratization of governments; and several
decades of liberal immigration and refugee policies favoring third
world nations. The persistence of high fertility despite
international efforts confounds demographers. 'Population Politics'
brilliantly dissects the paradigm responsible for the
counterproductive efforts of nations and international agencies.
Abernethy, a renowned anthropologist, shows why policies hamper the
shift to lower fertility. Ireland, Indonesia, Cuba, China, Turkey
and Egypt are but a few of the countries Abernethy examines,
showing how economic, sociocultural, and agricultural factors that
have caused population growth can be harnessed to stabilize
population size. 'Population Politics' is a provocative examination
of the influence of aid and liberal immigration policies on world
population growth, and often counterproductive to the role of the
United States as an industrial power. This volume's uniquely
interdisciplinary perspective will enlighten the lay reader, as
well as demographers and epidemiologists, conservationists,
reproduction and family specialists, agricultural economists, and
public health personnel. Virginia D. Abernethy is professor
emeritus of psychiatry (anthropology) at Vanderbilt Medical School
and was for 11 years the editor of the scholarly journal
'Population and Environment. Garrett Hardin is emeritus professor
of human ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences and the
University of California, Santa Barbara.
International efforts to regulate fertility rates so that
populations do not grow beyond the earth's capacity have included
technical assistance and capital; improved health care conditions
to lower the risk of infant mortality; increased opportunities to
develop literacy; the democratization of governments; and several
decades of liberal immigration and refugee policies favoring third
world nations. The persistence of high fertility despite
international efforts confounds demographers.
"Population Politics" brilliantly dissects the paradigm
responsible for the counterproductive efforts of nations and
international agencies. Abernethy, a renowned anthropologist, shows
why policies hamper the shift to lower fertility. Ireland,
Indonesia, Cuba, China, Turkey and Egypt are but a few of the
countries Abernethy examines, showing how economic, sociocultural,
and agricultural factors that have caused population growth can be
harnessed to stabilize population size.
"Population Politics" is a provocative examination of the
influence of aid and liberal immigration policies on world
population growth, and often counterproductive to the role of the
United States as an industrial power. This volume's uniquely
interdisciplinary perspective will enlighten the lay reader, as
well as demographers and epidemiologists, conservationists,
reproduction and family specialists, agricultural economists, and
public health personnel.
"Addresses one of the most vexing issues of our time--why after
five or more decades of helping' poor countries improve their
standard of living, is poverty still the rule? In light of
Abernethy's facts, leaders in the United States cannot be excused
from rethinking policies with respect to immigration and foreign
aid. This book provides a fresh look at classic and neoclassic
views of overpopulation."--Kingsley Davis, The Hoover Institution,
Stanford, California
"A splendid critique of how U.S. foreign aid and liberal
immigration policy] result in population growth here and
abroad."--Donald L. Huddle, Rice University, Houston, Texas
"Virginia D. Abernethy" is professor emeritus of psychiatry
(anthropology) at Vanderbilt Medical School and was for 11 years
the editor of the scholarly journal "Population and Environment.
"Garrett Hardin" is emeritus professor of human ecology in the
Department of Biological Sciences and the University of California,
Santa Barbara.
This is a new release of the original 1959 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1959 edition.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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Garrett Hardin, one of the leading thinkers on the problem of overpopulation, addresses the arguments of economists about continued 'sustainable growth'. He discusses issues that are frequently avoided in most short-term considerations of population levels. This book builds upon the success of Hardin's earlier book, Living Within Limits, and seeks to lay out the practical steps that humankind must take now to ensure the long-term survival of civilization.
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