Paul B. Thompson's Philosophy of Agriculture

Preface by Michiel Korthals
Thompson's Pluralist Philosophy: Fields, Farmers, Food, and ForksSamantha Noll, Washington State University, and Zachary Piso, University of Dayton
Methods for Engaged PhilosophyEvelyn Brister, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sustainability as cultural repertoireWesley Dean, University of Copenhagen
Through forks to fields: Backcasting workshops in Japan for designing sustainable local food systemsKazuhiko OTA, Nanzan University
The promise in disasters: Reducing epistemic deficits of foods systems for sustainabilityIan Werkheiser, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Sustainability, agrarian ideals, and focal practicesTrine Antonsen, The Arctic University of Norway
What do we mean by 'industrial agriculture'? The examples of the Irish and UK dairy sectorsOrla Shortall, The James Hutton Institute
Philosophy of agricultural science and biotechnology: products, processes, and standardsCatherine Kendig, Michigan State University
Functions of pragmatism: Adding food and agricultural valuation to the philosophy of technologyRaymond Anthony, University of Anchorage
Social imaginaries and archetypes: What are we talking about?Jared Talley, Boise State University
Food, focal practices, and decolonial agricultureLee A. McBride, The College of Wooster
The opposition to animal enhancementBernice Bovenkerk, Wageningen University
Agriculture and AgrarianismLisa Heldke
Futures of Food EthicsKyle Whyte, University of Michigan
ReflectionPaul B. Thompson

Dr. Samantha Noll is an Assistant Professor in The School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (PPPA) at Washington State University. She is also the bioethicist affiliated with the Functional Genomics Initiative, which applies genome editing in agriculture research. Her research agenda focuses on teasing out ethical, social, and environmental implications of agriculture biotechnology, food systems, and other food-related technological innovations. Noll publishes widely on values and agriculture, food sovereignty and food security, food related policy, and local food movements.
Dr. Zachary Piso is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and a Sustainability Scholar through the Hanley Sustainability Institute at the University of Dayton. His work explores the social and ethical values at stake in environmental science, especially in interdisciplinary environmental research that draws on the social sciences in explanations of environmental change and resilience. Recently he is exploring ethical and epistemic questions arising in food systems research, including an ongoing study of ecological citizenship and environmental governance in Rust Belt urban agriculture. These public philosophical engagements emphasize stakeholder engagement and participatory methodologies that tie together interests in environmental philosophy, philosophy of science, and American pragmatism.