The Glenn School Presents:
Food Technology Narratives

  David M. Kaplan is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas.  He is the co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Food and Agriculture Ethics, editor of The Philosophy of Food, and currently writing a book titled Food Philosophy.  His research focuses on the relationship between food and technology. 

He is author of articles on genetically modified food, functional food, processed food, junk food, and food additives. 

He is currently the Director of the Philosophy of Food Project at the University of North Texas. The Philosophy of Food Project is housed in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas. It aims to disseminate information about the philosophical investigation of food; increase the visibility of food as a topic for philosophical research; serve as a resource for researchers, teachers, students, and the public; galvanize a community of philosophers working on food issues; and help raise the level of public discourse about food, agriculture, animals, and eating.