Food for thought : philosophy and food / Elizabeth Telfer.

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Telfer, Elizabeth

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (x, 132 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

020300230X
9780203002308
020300230X
9780415133814
0415133815
9780415133821
0415133823
9781134784530
1134784538
9786610336630
6610336636

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Food for thought.DDC classification:

100 20

LOC classification:

B105.F66 T45 1996eb

NLM classification:

QT235 T271f 1996

Other classification:

CC 6600
CC 7200
5,1

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Contents:

1. Feeding the hungry -- 2. The pleasures of food -- 3. Food as art -- 4. Food duties -- 5. Hospitableness -- 6. Temperance.

Review: "What are the moral implications of our attitude to food, and what are the implications of its importance in our culture? This short and accessible book answers questions about the place food should have in our individual lives." "Food for Thought 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?" "Food for Thought is intended to make those who are involved in working with food think about some of the principles underpinning this field. For those studying philosophy, the book shows how traditional philosophy and some of its classic texts can illuminate an everyday subject."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-128) and index.

1. Feeding the hungry -- 2. The pleasures of food -- 3. Food as art -- 4. Food duties -- 5. Hospitableness -- 6. Temperance.

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"What are the moral implications of our attitude to food, and what are the implications of its importance in our culture? This short and accessible book answers questions about the place food should have in our individual lives." "Food for Thought 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?" "Food for Thought is intended to make those who are involved in working with food think about some of the principles underpinning this field. For those studying philosophy, the book shows how traditional philosophy and some of its classic texts can illuminate an everyday subject."--Jacket.

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