Agriculture's Ethical Horizon

Author： Zimdahl   Robert L  

Publisher： Elsevier Science‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9780080461120

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780123705112

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780123705112

Subject： G4 Education;Q1 General Biology;S-0 General Theory

Language： ENG

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What are the goals of agricultural science? What should the goals of agricultural science be? How do and how should the practitioners of agriculture address complex ethical questions? These questions are explored in this monumental book so that those in agriculture will begin an open dialoge on the ethics of agriculture.

Discussion of foundational values, of why we practice agriculture as we do, should become a central, rather than peripheral, part of agricultural practice and education. If agricultural scientists do not venture forth to understand and shape the ethical base of the future, it will be imposed by others. Largely autobiographical, this book covers topics such as scientific truth and myth, what agricultural research should be done, an introduction to ethics, moral confidence in agriculture, the relevance of ethics to agriculture, sustainability, and biotechnology.

  • Written by an expert who has been engaged in agricultural education and research for over 35 years
  • Content is easily understandable by non-philosophers
  • The concepts of scientific truth and myth are contrasted and compared
  • Chapter sidebars highlight important concepts and can be used to engage students in further discussion

Chapter

Front cover

pp.：  1 – 4

Title page

pp.：  4 – 5

Copyright page

pp.：  5 – 8

Table of contents

pp.：  8 – 12

Foreword

pp.：  12 – 20

Preface

pp.：  20 – 30

Acknowledgments

pp.：  30 – 32

1: The Horizon of Agricultural Ethics

pp.：  32 – 46

2: The Conduct of Agricultural Science

pp.：  46 – 58

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

pp.：  58 – 78

4: An Introduction to Ethics

pp.：  78 – 104

5: Moral Confidence in Agriculture

pp.：  104 – 128

6: The Relevance of Ethics to Agriculture and Weed Science

pp.：  128 – 140

7: Agricultural Sustainability

pp.：  140 – 168

8: Biotechnology

pp.：  168 – 210

9: How to Proceed

pp.：  210 – 262

Index

pp.：  262 – 267

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