The Way We Eat

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Book by Singer, Peter, Mason, Jim Free Read Books The Way We Eat by Peter Singer – kino-fada.fr This is a fantastic book, written in a non academic style, covering issues such an animal welfare, organic foods, locally grown foods with a surprising twist on that choice , and fair trade items I found this book incredibly well researched, and open to empirical facts rather than demonstrating any blind allegiance to any one particular view point After reading this book, I ve entered into several conversations with vegan animal rights friends of mine who generally criticize Singer, who was This is a fantastic book, written in a non academic style, covering issues such an animal welfare, organic foods, locally grown foods with a surprising twist on that choice , and fair trade items I found this book incredibly well researched, and open to empirical facts rather than demonstrating any blind allegiance to any one particular view point After reading this book, I ve entered into several conversations with vegan animal rights friends of mine who generally criticize Singer, who was once the philosophical head of the animals rights movement, and is now seen generally as having sold out to places such as Whole Foods, for his shift towards animal welfarism rather than animal rights I was directed to a website called humane myths that discusses the myths behind humanely raised food, tho...Out of all the books that deals with food, this is the must have book to read I have been trying to find some chapters or segments that I can use to teach to my class about animal rights, food politics, and the environmental concerns dealing with food I was expecting to only find a chapter or perhaps a segment to use To my surprise, the whole book is worthy to be taught in class.Peter Singer is well known in philosophical circles as an ethicist and utilitarian He has written many books about Out of all the books that deals with food, this is the must have book to read I have been trying to find some chapters or segments that I can use to teach to my class about animal rights, food politics, and the environmental concerns dealing with food I was expecting to only find a chapter or perhaps a segment to use To my surprise, the whole book is worthy to be taught in class.Peter Singer is well known in philosophical circles as an ethicist and utilitarian He has written many books about animal welfare and the farming industry What I like about this book is that you don t have to be a philosopher to understand the principles behind this book Indeed, this book was written for the common person What I also like about the author s is that they are intellectually honest about their results They aren t coming from any perspective and try to defend it any w...I m not sure I would have liked this book so much if I wasn t already mostly converted On the other hand, if I had read it during my still omnivorous years it may well have been the kick in the pants that I needed to actually make a change, much earlier than I actually did.Far from taking a hardline approach and condemning all non vegans out of hand, the authors take a compassionate look at the food choices made by three different families, and from that launch a discussion of the impact that t I m not sure I would have liked this book so much if I was...A balanced exploration of how what we eat matters regarding the health of our planet and for animal welfare Peter Singer has long been an ethicist I ve admired and enjoyed reading his works This book looks at the diet of three American families real people who are profiled as case studies The authors go to the grocery store with each family, and then trace everything in their cart and explain where each of those food items comes from Factory farming is discussed , organic farming is discus A balanced exploration of how what we eat matters regarding the health of our p...Only read this book if you are ready to change the way you eat Because once you read it you cannot go back to the way things were before The authors explain what it is your actually eating and how it is produced Once you know all the details it changes everything, especially about meat and dairy It s easy to be ignorant, as we lead busy lives and the media represents everything so nicely It s always the big companies that have the best ads and are the cheapest so we buy their products the m Only read this book if you are ready to change the way you eat Because once you read it you cannot go back to the way things were before The authors explain what it is your actually eating and how it is produced Once you know all the details it changes everything, especially about meat and dairy It s easy to be ignorant, as we lead busy lives and the media represents everything so nicely It s always the big companies that have the best ads and are the chea...In his recent work, The Ethics of What We Eat March 2007 , Singer and farmer Jim Mason investigate the shopping choices of three families with diets exemplary of our current culture Standard American Diet SAD , Organic, and vegan The Hiller Neirstheimer family lives in Mabelville, Arkansas, shops at Wal Mart and eats the SAD They choose their groceries based on convenience and cost, and are unaware of ethical values concerning food The Masarech Motavalli family lives in Fairfield, Connecti In his recent work, The Ethics of What We Eat March 2007 , Singer and farmer Jim Mason investigate the shopping choices of three families with diets exemplary of our current culture Standard American Diet SAD , Organic, and vegan The Hiller Neirstheimer family lives in Mabelville, Arkansas, shops at Wal Mart and eats the SAD They choose their groceries based on convenience and cost, and are unaware of ethical values concerning food The Masarech Motavalli family lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, they are environmentally conscious, and they eat organic food whenever possible However, due to busy lifestyles, they also base many of their shopping decisions on convenience And in Othale, Kansas, the Farb family, a vegan household, buys organic, and to a large extent has a lifestyle to match their ethical view...I knew going into this book that I wasn t likely to get an objective, unbiased view of the food system from the author of Animal Liberation but I tried to keep an open mind Most of the book is really well done informative, factual, thought provoking, and well researched I read this shortly after reading The Omnivore s Dilemma so a lot of the information was familiar to me, but I appreciated the reinforcement of ideas I ve already read about.My biggest problem with this book is that Sing I knew going into this book that I wasn t likely to get an objective, unbiased view of the food system from the author of Animal Liberation but I tried to keep an open mind Most of the book is really well done informative, factual, thought provoking, and well researched I read this shortly after reading The Omnivore s Dilemma so a lot of the information was familiar to me, but I appreciated the reinforcement of ideas I ve already read about.My biggest problem with this book is that Singer and Mason seem to feel that there is one set of universal, acceptable ethical principles by which people s choices should be guided I do agree with most of their conclusions, but not all, and I kind of resent being told that there s an obvious ethical answer to a dilemma when I ve reached a different conclusion I also grew tired of coming across the occasional biased, non objective comment here and there.The book was also heavily focused on the ethics of eating meat, with far le...Worth a read recommendation for anyone curious about the ethical implications of their eating habits, but doesn t want to be condemned for sometimes choosing convenience over ethical considerations If you ve already decided being vegan isn t for you, then at the very least, this book will debunk some common labeling misconceptions as well as assist you in opting o...really informative and interesting This book convicted Jeff almost into vegegarianism I suppose for me it is just making me think a lot about payingmoney for lest crualty and waste Even if you aren t a greenie hippy you should read this If nothing else we should all know what it takes for ...Excellent, but wish it was less US centric Why not, Peter Singer, haveabout Aus food production Or even a different edition in which the food production of Australia is explored

The Way We Eat
  • English
  • 06 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 328 pages
  • 157954889X
  • Peter Singer
  • The Way We Eat