FOOD AND PHILOSOPHY Philosophers have, for many years, analyzed food. In the twentieth century, philosophers considered such issues as vegetarianism, agricultural ethics, food rights, biotechnology. In the twenty-first century, philosophers continue to address these issues and new ones concerning the globalization of food, the role of technology, and the rights and responsibilities of consumers and producers. Typically, these philosophers call their work “food ethics” or “agricultural ethics.” The phrase “philosophy of food” is more accurate. We might eventually come to think of the philosophy of food as a perfectly ordinary “philosophy of…” if more philosophers address food issues and more colleges offer courses on the subject. Why
