This volume addresses a range of subjects including the meaning of food, moral analyses of vegitarianism and starvation, the environmental and safety risks of genetically modified food, global food politics, the food industry, and the relationships among food, evolution and human history.

In The Ethics of Food, Gregory E. Pence brings together a collection of voices who share the view that the ethics of genetically modified food is among the most pressing societal questions of our time. This comprehensive collection addresses a broad range of subjects, including the meaning of food, moral analyses of vegetarianism and starvation, the safety and environmental risks of genetically modified food, issues of global food politics and the food industry, and the relationships among food, evolution, and human history.