Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective: A Transpacific Dialogue (The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics (27))

"This book brings together agricultural ethics scholars from the US, Japan and Taiwan to discuss crucial issues in agricultural ethics and sustainability ethics in comparative context. Agricultural ethics and sustainability ethics are wide-ranging and closely linked to environmental ethics, bioethics, virtue ethics, animal welfare, soil conservation, not to mention rural traditions and lifestyles. Six of the chapters cover historical traditions and values in Europe, the US and East Asia. Four of the chapters cover the role of virtue ethics in the analysis of agrarian and environmental ethics, agricultural biotechnology, food ethics, and alternative agriculture, respectively. Finally, two of the chapters cover field efforts of agricultural ethics involving preserving agricultural heritage and building consensus for sustainable farming, respectively. Although the papers are divided into three groups, their contents are interconnected and mutually informative."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Agrarian Environmental Philosophy in an Inter-cultural Context (Paul B. Thompson)....Pages 1-11 Agrarian Tradition and Chinese Culture: An Interpretive Overview (Chun-chieh Huang)....Pages 13-22 The Agricultural Ethics of Ninomiya Sontoku (Tomosaburo Yamauchi)....Pages 23-35 Andō Shōeki’s Agrarian Utopianism: An East Asian Philosophical Contextualization (John A. Tucker)....Pages 37-56 Agricultural Ethics in Early Chinese Perspective: Some Issues (Kirill O. Thompson)....Pages 57-75 Analysis of the Relationship Between Eco-humanity in Ancient China and Its Conduct of Agriculture (Huaike Xu)....Pages 77-93 Food Ethics as More Than Food Security: Asia’s Critical Role in Discourses Around Animal Welfare and Environmental Challenges (Raymond Anthony)....Pages 95-131 An Ethical Theory Analysis of the Food System Discourse (Ronald Sandler)....Pages 133-143 Theorizing Alternative Agriculture and Food Movements: The Obstacle of Dichotomous Thinking (Lisa Heldke)....Pages 145-161 Zhuangzi and Agricultural Ethics (Kai-Yuan Cheng)....Pages 163-181 Food Ethics Based on Three Level Eco-holism (Tomosaburo Yamauchi)....Pages 183-195 What Does “Soil Is Valuable” Mean? Institutional Design and Ethics for Sustainable Use of Soil Resources (Kazuhiko Ota, Tomoyoshi Murata, Toshiaki Ohkura, Ryunosuke Hamada)....Pages 197-211 Food, Technology, and Identity (Soraj Hongladarom)....Pages 213-221