April 11, 2017: Free public symposium featuring UAA students and food ethicist Paul Thompson
by Michelle Saport |
'Author Meets Critics' with Professor Paul B. Thompson, Michigan State University
Tuesday, April 11, 6-8 p.m.
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307
Food provided
Join UAA Environmental Ethics student panelists Samuel Rice, Ben Mock, Molly Fenton, Nathan Burns and Angelina Klapperich for an evening with Professor Paul B. Thompson, author of From Field to Fork: Food Ethics for Everyone (Oxford University Press, 2015; North American Society for Social Philosophy 2015 Book Award Winner). Professor Thompson has been writing and researching food issues for more than 30 years, advising the food industry internationally and studying food from an ethical perspective. His text is the first comprehensive study to explore interconnections hidden deep within the wide range of ethical issues related to the production and consumption of food.
Hosted by the UAA Department of Philosophy. For more information about this event, please contact Professor Raymond Anthony at rxanthony@alaska.edu.
The UAA Department of Philosophy will also host a public symposium exploring the ethics of pet-keeping on April 18-more details here.
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