Spirit of the Soil Agriculture and Environmental Ethics

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 opin-ended account of sustainabiliby designed to minismise hubris and help us to recapture the spirit of the soil.Thompson, Paul B. is the author of 'Spirit of the Soil Agriculture and Environmental Ethics', published 1994 under ISBN 9780415086233 and ISBN 041508623X.