Title
Food and Sustainability
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Description
How much thought have you given to the idea of food? Why do we eat some things and not others, even though they are all edible? And, what exactly does it mean to be natural? These questions are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the philosophy of food and sustainability: What are the moral rules for manufacturing food, for farming, and for our agricultural priorities? Why does food play such important cultural and spiritual roles in virtually every society? What responsibilities do we have to provide food for other and to provide specific kinds of food for ourselves? And, to what extend is the creation of food – farming, baking, manufacturing, etc. – cultures in and of themselves, and how do those cultures effect the larger ones we live in?
Jay Basquiat is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bismarck State College and sustainably farms near Mandan, ND. He operates a Community Supported Agriculture venture called Baskets of Plenty and serves on the board of the ND Humanities Council.
Related Links of interest: The Philosophy of Food Project
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Publication Date
8-5-2011
Publisher
Institute for Philosophy in Public Life
City
Grand Forks, ND
Keywords
Food--Social aspects ; Sustainable agriculture ; Natural foods.
Disciplines
Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Weinstein, Jack Russell and Basquiat, Jay, "Food and Sustainability" (2011). Why? Radio Podcast Archive. 111.
https://commons.und.edu/why-radio-archive/111