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This chapter is an introduction to the volume on the legacy of Paul B. Thompson. It also provides an overview of each of the chapters in this volume, exploring how they critically engage with Thompson’s work. This is important for understanding his legacy, as each highlights how Thompson’s research impacts current and future work on some of the most pressing issues of our age—such as sustainability, food security, biotechnology, and the impacts of agricultural practices. Thompson made significant contributions to philosophical inquiry in his areas of expertise, including philosophy of agriculture, environmental ethics, and American philosophy. Food and farming are research topics of marked complexity. His expansive research portfolio carves out a unique space in the discipline, as it acts as a bridge between philosophical subfields and beyond, engaging deeply with a surprising range of scientific disciplines. Thompson’s methods are at once sensitive to complexity, scale, psychology, emotion, science, justice, theory, and culture.
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Noll, S., Piso, Z. (2023). Thompson’s Pluralist Philosophy: Fields, Farmers, Food, and Forks. In: Noll, S., Piso, Z. (eds) Paul B. Thompson's Philosophy of Agriculture. The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, vol 34. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37484-5_1
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