The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics (Environmental Philosophies) - Tapa blanda

"The work is a fine and welcome contribution to a growing corpus of postconciliar research and will clearly benefit both students and professors alike.." -Michael Attridege, University of St. Michael's College "Toronto Journal of Theology, 14/2(1998)

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.