Ethical Omnivores

This book provides a detailed overview of ethical omnivorism, as well as the philosophical foundations of this movement and diet.Many eaters are concerned about the impact that their food choices have on the environment, animals, and human health. Ethical omnivorism is at once a new food ethic, diet, and global movement aimed at providing a flexible path for eaters committed to bringing about lasting change one meal at a time. While publications in food ethics are largely dominated by vegetarian titles, this book explores the viability of omnivorism, a dietary choice which is not devoid of animal products, but one which embraces eating local, eating organic, and eating humanely raised food products. In doing so, this diet builds on the local food movement’s desire to know where food comes from and stresses the importance of maintaining high animal welfare and environmental standards. Overall, this book provides a foundational overview of ethical omnivorism as a food movement and guidance for those interested in eating ethically, while recognizing that many factors influence dietary choices.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of food studies, food, agriculture and animal ethics, environmental philosophy, and those more widely interested in making ethical food choices.

Samantha Noll is the Ryan-Bordander Chair and Associate Professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (PPPA) at Washington State University, USA. She publishes widely on topics in food and environmental ethics and the application of emerging technologies in agriculture and is the co-author/editor of the Field Guide to Formal Logic (2020) and the Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the City (Routledge, 2019).