LEADER 04607nam 22006014a 450 001 9910458624203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-63353-0 010 $a9786610633531 010 $a0-08-046112-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000364112 035 $a(EBL)269766 035 $a(OCoLC)475999365 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100520 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11109006 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100520 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10036669 035 $a(PQKB)11173389 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC269766 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL269766 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10138133 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL63353 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000364112 100 $a20051122d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAgriculture's ethical horizon$b[electronic resource] /$fRobert L. Zimdahl 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston $cAcademic Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-370511-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 226-229) and index. 327 $aFront cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: The Horizon of Agricultural Ethics; SCIENTIFIC TRUTH AND MYTH; LITERATURE CITED; 2: The Conduct of Agricultural Science; WHAT RESEARCH OUGHT TO BE DONE?; LITERATURE CITED; 3: When Things Go Wrong-Balancing Technology's Safety and Risk; THE DEVELOPMENT OF HERBICIDES; PROGRESS OF WEED SCIENCE; CHALLENGES; THE CONTINUING DEBATE; LITERATURE CITED; 4: An Introduction to Ethics; SCIENCE AND EMOTION; UNIVERSAL VALUES; ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE; CONTEMPORARY NORMATIVE ETHICS 327 $aETHICAL THEORIES RELEVANT TO AGRICULTUREEthical Egoism; Social Contract Theory; Virtue Ethics; Deontological or Kantian Ethics; Utilitarianism; APPLYING ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE; LITERATURE CITED; 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; LITERATURE CITED 327 $a6: The Relevance of Ethics to Agriculture and Weed ScienceLITERATURE CITED; 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 ON SUSTAINABLE WEED SCIENCE; LITERATURE CITED; 8: Biotechnology; THE DEBATE; TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; REGULATION; ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; ARGUMENTS OPPOSED TO AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; Feeding the World; Harm to Human Health; Harm to the Environment 327 $aTransgenic Technology and Sustainable Agricultural SystemsTHE MORAL ARGUMENTS; Labeling and Biotechnology in the U.S. and the EU; Affects on Family Farms; Academic-Industry Relationships; Transgenic Pharming; The Precautionary Principle; LITERATURE CITED; 9: How to Proceed; WATER LOGGING AND SALINIZATION; DESERTIFICATION; DEPLETION OF WATER RESOURCES; SOIL EROSION; POLLUTION; LOSS OF FARMERS; POPULATION GROWTH; DOMINANT SCIENTIFIC MYTHS; PRODUCTION AND ETHICS; THE IMPERATIVE OF RESPONSIBILITY; FINDING PARTNERS; MISSION STATEMENTS; THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY; SUSTAINABILITY AS A GOAL 327 $aCONCLUSIONLITERATURE CITED; Index 330 $aWhat 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 th 606 $aAgriculture$xMoral and ethical aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAgriculture$xMoral and ethical aspects. 676 $a174/.963 700 $aZimdahl$b Robert L$0282942 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458624203321 996 $aAgriculture's ethical horizon$91999036 997 $aUNINA