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The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics

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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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The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics 2017, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9781138676626

2nd edition

Hardcover

The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics 2017, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9781138676633

2nd edition

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The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics 1994, Routledge, London, England

ISBN-13: 9780415086233

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The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics 1994, Routledge, London, England

ISBN-13: 9780415086226

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