▁holds ▁the ▁W . K . ▁Kel log g ▁Chair ▁in ▁Agricult ural ▁Food ▁and ▁Community ▁Eth ics . ▁Thompson ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Missouri . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁B . A . ▁at ▁Em ory ▁University ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁St ony ▁Brook . ▁He ▁formerly ▁taught ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁and ▁Pur due ▁University ▁before ▁joining ▁MS U , ▁where ▁he ▁now ▁teach es ▁and ▁does ▁research ▁on ▁eth ical ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁questions ▁dealing ▁with ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁food ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁te ch no - s cience . ▁▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Editor ial ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁for ▁Public ▁Philosoph y ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁to ▁philosophy ▁Thompson ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁comm itte es ▁on ▁agricult ural ▁bi ote chn ology ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁International ▁Ad vis ory ▁P anel ▁for ▁the ▁P EG AS US ▁Project ▁on ▁Animal ▁Bi ote chn ology , ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁on ▁Bi ote chn ology ▁for ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ▁based ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C .), ▁The ▁Scient ific ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Mans hol t ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁at ▁W agen ingen ▁University ▁and ▁Research ▁Institute , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Council