Agro-Technology - A Philosophical Introduction

Informationen zum Autor R. Paul Thompson is Professor at the Institute of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, at the University of Toronto. Klappentext A thorough analysis of agro-biotechnology for students including objections! purported benefits and harms! legal/ethical concerns and organic agriculture. Zusammenfassung This textbook is a comprehensive analysis of the agro-biotechnology controversy! looking especially at genetically modified organisms. It includes an explanation of the scientific background! an analysis of ideological objections! discussion of legal and ethical concerns! and a suggested alternative - organic agriculture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Scientific background; 2. Application of genetics in agriculture; 3. Philosophical and conceptual background; 4. The controversy: ideological and theological objections; 5. The controversy: purported benefits; 6. The controversy: purported harms; 7. The organic alternative; 8. Impact on low and middle income countries: poverty, farming and colonial legacies; Concluding remarks.

Product details

• Authors: R Paul Thompson, R. Paul Thompson, R. Paul (University of Toronto) Thompson, Thompson R. Paul
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521133753
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13375-3
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology; Cambridge Introductions to Phi; Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, biotechnology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Agricultural science