Ethics of authenticity of food: analogies from biodiversity protection

H. Siipi

Ethics of authenticity of food: analogies from biodiversity protection

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H. Siipi

H. Siipi Department of Behavioural Sciences and Philosophy, Assistentinkatu 7, 20014 University of Turku, Finland; helsii@utu.fi

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Pages:: 333–338

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086867844_055

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People commonly value and want to eat authentic food. In this paper I ask: (1) what different meanings ‘authentic’ has in the context of food; and (2) which, if any, of the identified meanings offer good justifications for individual food choices and for local and global food policies. The following three senses of authenticity are distinguished: authenticity as a contrast to copies and fakes, authenticity as a contrast to artificiality, and authenticity as being true to one’s essence. Within the second sense, the analysis is strengthened by drawing analogies to the context of biodiversity protection, in which arguments for the value of authenticity are common. I argue that all three senses can, at least when combined with relevant beliefs, offer good justification for favouring authentic food.

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The ethics of consumption

The citizen, the market, and the law

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Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 01 Nov 2013

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