Gregory E. Pence is a medical ethicist with twenty years of experience reviewing significant cases in bioethics, and is professor in the School of Medicine and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. Pence has contributed to theNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He is the author of Classical Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Shaped Medical Ethics, 3rd edition (2000) and Who's Afraid of Human Cloning? (1998).

An excellent introduction for undergraduates. A broad range of problems is treated in an engaging and lucid manner. Nice bibliographies.

• Part 1 Part I: The Meaning of FoodChapter 2 A Thing SharedChapter 3 How We Grow Food Reflects Our Virtues and VicesPart 4 Part II: Eating MeatChapter 5 Animal Liberation and VegetarianismChapter 6 Meat Is Good for YouPart 7 Part III: StarvationChapter 8 Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the PoorChapter 9 Golden Rice Is Fool's GoldChapter 10 Are We Going Mad?Part 11 Part IV: Safety of Genetically Modified FoodsChapter 12 The Unholy AllianceChapter 13 The FDA's Volte-Face on Food BiotechChapter 14 Dr. Strangelunch: Why Should We Learn to Love Genetically Modified FoodPart 15 Part V: Benefits / Dangers of Organic FoodChapter 16 Organically or Genetically Modified Food: Which Is Better?Chapter 17 The Benefits of Organic FoodPart 18 Part VI: Genetically Modified Food and Environmental RisksChapter 19 Genetic Engineering and Food SecurityChapter 20 GM Is the Best Option We HavePart 21 Part VII: Food Biotechnology and NatureChapter 22 Biotechnology's Negative Impact on World AgricultureChapter 23 The Population / Diversity Paradox: Agricultural Efficiency to Save WildernessPart 24 Part VIII: Global Food Politics and EconomicsChapter 25 A Removable FeastChapter 26 From Global to Local: Sowing the Seeds of CommunityPart 27 Part IX: The Food IndustryChapter 28 The Hamburger BacteriaChapter 29 The United States Food Safety System

Gregory E. Pence is a medical ethicist with twenty years of experience reviewing significant cases in bioethics, and is professor in the School of Medicine and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. Pence has contributed to theNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He is the author of Classical Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Shaped Medical Ethics, 3rd edition (2000) and Who's Afraid of Human Cloning? (1998).

An excellent introduction for undergraduates. A broad range of problems is treated in an engaging and lucid manner. Nice bibliographies.

• Part 1 Part I: The Meaning of FoodChapter 2 A Thing SharedChapter 3 How We Grow Food Reflects Our Virtues and VicesPart 4 Part II: Eating MeatChapter 5 Animal Liberation and VegetarianismChapter 6 Meat Is Good for YouPart 7 Part III: StarvationChapter 8 Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the PoorChapter 9 Golden Rice Is Fool's GoldChapter 10 Are We Going Mad?Part 11 Part IV: Safety of Genetically Modified FoodsChapter 12 The Unholy AllianceChapter 13 The FDA's Volte-Face on Food BiotechChapter 14 Dr. Strangelunch: Why Should We Learn to Love Genetically Modified FoodPart 15 Part V: Benefits / Dangers of Organic FoodChapter 16 Organically or Genetically Modified Food: Which Is Better?Chapter 17 The Benefits of Organic FoodPart 18 Part VI: Genetically Modified Food and Environmental RisksChapter 19 Genetic Engineering and Food SecurityChapter 20 GM Is the Best Option We HavePart 21 Part VII: Food Biotechnology and NatureChapter 22 Biotechnology's Negative Impact on World AgricultureChapter 23 The Population / Diversity Paradox: Agricultural Efficiency to Save WildernessPart 24 Part VIII: Global Food Politics and EconomicsChapter 25 A Removable FeastChapter 26 From Global to Local: Sowing the Seeds of CommunityPart 27 Part IX: The Food IndustryChapter 28 The Hamburger BacteriaChapter 29 The United States Food Safety System