(eBook PDF) Agriculture’s Ethical Horizon (Elsevier Insights) 2nd Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0124160433
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0124160439
• Author: Robert Zimdahl (Author)

Table contents:

1. The Horizon of Agricultural Ethics

Scientific Truth and Myth

2. The Conduct of Agricultural Science

What Research Ought to Be Done?

3. When Things Go Wrong—Balancing Technology’s Safety and Risk

The Development of Herbicides

Progress of Weed Science

Challenges

The Continuing Debate

4. A Brief Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Ethical Theories

Science and Emotion

Universal Values

Ethics in Agriculture

Contemporary Normative Ethics

Ethical Theories Relevant to Agriculture

Ethical Egoism

Social Contract Theory

Virtue Ethics

Deontological or Kantian Ethics

Utilitarianism

Applying Ethics in Agriculture and Agricultural Science

Multiple Strategies Utilitarianism

5. Moral Confidence in Agriculture

The Benefits and Costs of Modern Agriculture

Goals for Agriculture

Social Goals for Agriculture

Environmental Goals for Agriculture

Expanding Agriculture’s Moral Scope

The Utilitarian Standard

The Relevance of the Western Agricultural Model

Bottom-line Thinking

Sustainability

Conclusion

6. The Relevance of Ethics to Agriculture and Weed Science

7. Agricultural Sustainability

The Present Agricultural Situation: The Example of Weed Management

The Moral Case for Sustainability

What is Sustainability?

Why must Sustainability be Achieved?

A Concluding Comment About Sustainable Weed Science

References

8. Biotechnology

The Debate

Technological Problems

Regulation

Arguments in Favor of Agricultural Biotechnology

Arguments Opposed to Agricultural Biotechnology

The Moral Arguments

9. Alternative/Organic Agricultural Systems

Characteristics of Alternative/Organic Systems

The Farmers and Productivity

Transition and Advantages

Ethical Problems

10. Animal Agriculture

Western Thought and the Line

A Person

Arguments in Support of Animal Agriculture

Arguments Against Animal Agriculture

Animal Biotechnology

A New Technology

A Final Word

11. A Glimpse Ahead

Six Important Issues/Problems/Matters of Concern

Dominant Scientific Myths

Production and Ethics

The Imperative of Responsibility

Finding Partners

Mission Statements (Summary—Tables 11.1 and 11.2)

The Role of the University

Sustainability as a Goal

Conclusion

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