Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction /

"Humans have been modifying plants and animals for millennia. The dawn of molecular genetics, however, has kindled intense public scrutiny and controversy. Crops, and the food products which include them, have dominated molecular modification in agriculture. Organisations have made unsubstantia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, R. Paul, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Colección:Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology.
Temas:
Agricultural biotechnology > Philosophy.
Genetic engineering > Philosophy.
Agricultural biotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Agricultural biotechnology > Social aspects.
Genetic engineering > Social aspects.
Biotechnologie agricole > Philosophie.
Biotechnologie agricole > Aspect moral.
Biotechnologie agricole > Aspect social.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Agricultural biotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects
Agricultural biotechnology > Social aspects
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering > Philosophy
Genetic engineering > Social aspects
Bioethik
Biophilosophie
Biotechnologie
Landwirtschaft
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Scientific background
  • Application of genetics to agriculture
  • Philosophical and conceptual background
  • The controversy : ideological and theological objections
  • The controversy : purported benefits
  • The controversy : purported harms
  • The organic alternative
  • Impact on low and middle income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies.

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