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About This Book
ISBN13: 9781579548896 |
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Eating is about more than satisfying our hunger. It's also about the environment, social justice, personal development, and sustainable living. Many Americans already know this. We're eating less red meat and more organically produced foods, and most restaurants offer vegetarian options. But do we really know the truth about mechanized animal farming and slaughterhouses, herbicide and pesticide use, and labels that promise "Certified Humane"?
In this revolutionary look at food and the future of life on earth, Peter Singer and James Mason examine the diets of three typical families and track down the sources of their food to see how humanely it was produced. They identify six empowering ethical principles that conscientious consumers should consider when shopping for groceries or eating out. They name names — of companies that are voluntarily instituting more humane systems, and of those that continue to offend. Recognizing that not all of us will become vegetarians, they explore ways to make the most ethical choices within the framework of a diet that includes some animal products. The bottom line is: You can be ethical without being fanatical, and here's how.
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Synopsis:
1. Transparency: We have the right to know how our food is produced.
2. Fairness: Producing food should not impose costs on others.
3. Humanity: Inflicting unnecessary suffering on animals is wrong.
4. Social Responsibility: Workers are entitled to decent wages and working conditions.
5. Needs: Preserving life and health justifies more than other desires.
Peter Singer, the groundbreaking ethicist who "may be the most controversial philosopher alive" (The New Yorker), now sets his critical sights on the food we buy and eat: where it comes from, how it’s produced, and whether it was raised humanely. Teaming up once again with attorney Jim Mason, his coauthor on the acclaimed Animal Factories, Singer explores the impact our food choices have on humans, animals, and the environment.
In The Way We Eat, Singer and Mason examine the eating habits of three American families with very different diets. They track down the sources of each family’s food to probe the ethical issues involved in its production and marketing. What kinds of meat are most humane to eat? Is "organic" always better? Wild fish or farmed? Recognizing that not all of us will become vegetarians, Singer and Mason offer ways to make the best food choices. As they point out: "You can be ethical without being fanatical."
About the Author
JIM MASON is the author of An Unnatural Order and the coauthor of Animal Factories. He is also an attorney and the fifth generation of a Missouri farming family. He lives on Virginia’s Eastern
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Longlivepigs, March 30, 2007 (view all comments by Longlivepigs)
I have been vegetarian for most of my life but this book really opened my eyes to the economics of meat. The American market has forced farmers to turn to unethical treat of animals. Americans need to read this book and figure out their own ethics toward meat.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781579548896
- Subtitle:
- Why Our Food Choices Matter
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Rodale Press
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Nutrition
- Subject:
- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Subject:
- Food
- Subject:
- Diet
- Subject:
- Ethics & Morals
- Copyright:
- 2006
- Publication Date:
- April 2006
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 9.14x6.36x1.18 in. 1.32 lbs.
