Empty bottles discarded outside a city building is one of many examples of food waste. This image is in the public domain.
Instructor(s)
Prof. Sally Haslanger
MIT Course Number
24.03
As Taught In
Spring 2017
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores the values (aesthetic, moral, cultural, religious, prudential, political) expressed in the choices of food people eat. Analyzes the decisions individuals make about what to eat, how society should manage food production and consumption collectively, and how reflection on food choices might help resolve conflicts between different values.
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