Food for Thought: Philosophy and Food

ISBN-13: 9780415133821 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 144 str.

Elizabeth Telfer

Opis

What are the moral implications of our attitude to food; and what are the implications of its importance to our culture? This book looks at the philosophical issues raised by food. It answers questions about the place food should have in our individual lives. It brings together the work of philosophers from Plato to John Stuart Mill, Aristotle to Kant to help us think about the issues surrounding food. How can we justify the recent explosion of attention given to gourmet food in a world where many are starving? Do we have a duty to be healthy? Are hospitableness and temperance moral virtues? Is the pleasure of good food illusory? This book is intended to make those who are involved in working with food think about some of the principles inherent in this field. For those studying philosophy, the book shows how traditional philosophy, and some of its classic texts can illuminate an everyday subject.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Feeding the Hungry; Chapter 2 The Pleasures of Food; Chapter 3 Food as Art; Chapter 4 Food Duties; Chapter 5 Hospitableness; Chapter 6 Temperance; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

O autorze

Educated at Somerville College, Oxford, Elizabeth Telfer is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. She is the co-author (with R.S.Downie) of Respect for Persons (1969) and Caring and Curing (1980), and (with R.S.Downie and Eileen M.Loudfoot) of Education and Personal Relationships (1974), and is the author of Happiness (1980).