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The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics

By Paul B. Thompson

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1994
ISBN
041508623X, 9780415086233
LCC
S589.75 .T48 1995
Open Library ID
OL1083526M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1191726 bytes)
Series
Environmental Philosophies
Edition
1
Pages
207\207
Topic
Biology Ecology
Library
avaxhome.ws
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

The Spirit of the Soil challenges environmentalists to think more deeply and creatively about agriculture. Paul B. Thompson identifies four `worldviews' which tackle agricultural ethics according to different philosophical priorities; productionism, stewardship, economics and holism. He examines current issues such as the use of pesticides and biotechnology from these ethical perspectives. This book achieves an open-ended account of sustainability designed to minimise hubris and help us to recapture the spirit of the soil.

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