Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Defective food concepts / A. Borghini, N. Piras, B. Serini. - In: SYNTHESE. - ISSN 0039-7857. - (2021). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1007/s11229-021-03330-1]
Abstract:
Our aim in this paper is to employ conceptual negotiation to inform a method of rethinking defective food concepts, that is concepts that fail to suitably represent a certain food-related domain or that offer representations that run counter to the interests of their users. We begin by sorting out four dimensions of a food concept: (i) the data upon which it rests and the methodology by which those data are gathered; (ii) the ontology that sustains it; (iii) the social acts that serve to negotiate and establish the concept; (iv) and the aims and values that it fosters. We then discuss the conditions that make a food concept defective, pointing out four types of defects—fragility, polarization, incoherence, and schizophrenia—which we illustrate by means of two specific examples: local food and healthy food.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Conceptual negotiation; Food concepts; Food ontology; Healthy food; Local food
Elenco autori:
A. Borghini, N. Piras, B. Serini
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