Paul B. Thompson's Philosophy of Agriculture

This book explores the philosophical thought and praxis of Paul B.Thompson, who planted some of the first seeds of philosophy of agriculture andwhose work inspires interdisciplinary scholarship in food ethics, biotechnology,and environmental philosophy. Landmark texts such as The Spirit of the Soil, TheAgrarian Vision, and From Field to Fork revealed the fertility of food systems forinspiring reflection on our relationships to technology, the land, and one another.Rooted in philosophical traditions ranging from pragmatism topost-phenomenology, Thompson's work nourishes projects in ethics,epistemology, philosophy of science, and social and political theory, not only inacademic philosophy departments but also in the social and natural sciences. Thisvolume collects this diversity of thought in a tour of the many fields of foodsystems; from theorizing the sustainability of agroecological systems, toappreciating the quotidian practice of agrarian communities, to anticipating theimpacts of emerging biotechnology, and to savoring the roles that food plays informing our identities. Composed by an international crop of scholars working onthe future of food ethics, the volume is a vital contribution to scholars andpractitioners thinking through our relationships to the food systems that sustainus.