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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific background. Population genetics ; Quantitative genetics ; Hybridisation ; Molecular genetics -- Application of genetics to agriculture. Genetic modification of plants and animals : techniques ; Agricultural biotechnology : current products and future prospects -- Philosophical and conceptual background. A primer of logic, reasoning and evidence ; Relevant ethical theories ; Harm and risk analysis ; The precautionary principle -- The controversy : ideological and theological objections. Advocacy and NGOs ; Interfering with life ; Patenting life -- The controversy : purported benefits. Environmental benefits ; Yield and food security benefits ; Health benefits -- The controversy : purported harms. Economic and corporate harms ; Environmental harms ; Health harms -- The organic alternative. The environment : conventional, organic and GM agriculture ; Health : evidential lacunae ; The problem of yields ; GM and organic the false dichotomy -- Impact on low and middle-income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies -- Concluding remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461448603321 |
Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific background. Population genetics ; Quantitative genetics ; Hybridisation ; Molecular genetics -- Application of genetics to agriculture. Genetic modification of plants and animals : techniques ; Agricultural biotechnology : current products and future prospects -- Philosophical and conceptual background. A primer of logic, reasoning and evidence ; Relevant ethical theories ; Harm and risk analysis ; The precautionary principle -- The controversy : ideological and theological objections. Advocacy and NGOs ; Interfering with life ; Patenting life -- The controversy : purported benefits. Environmental benefits ; Yield and food security benefits ; Health benefits -- The controversy : purported harms. Economic and corporate harms ; Environmental harms ; Health harms -- The organic alternative. The environment : conventional, organic and GM agriculture ; Health : evidential lacunae ; The problem of yields ; GM and organic the false dichotomy -- Impact on low and middle-income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies -- Concluding remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789719503321 |
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Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / / R. Paul Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Thompson R. Paul <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 630 |
| Collana | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
1-139-12436-6
1-107-22272-9 1-283-29840-6 1-139-12265-7 9786613298409 0-511-97754-9 1-139-11691-6 1-139-12757-8 1-139-11474-3 1-139-11255-4 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific background. Population genetics ; Quantitative genetics ; Hybridisation ; Molecular genetics -- Application of genetics to agriculture. Genetic modification of plants and animals : techniques ; Agricultural biotechnology : current products and future prospects -- Philosophical and conceptual background. A primer of logic, reasoning and evidence ; Relevant ethical theories ; Harm and risk analysis ; The precautionary principle -- The controversy : ideological and theological objections. Advocacy and NGOs ; Interfering with life ; Patenting life -- The controversy : purported benefits. Environmental benefits ; Yield and food security benefits ; Health benefits -- The controversy : purported harms. Economic and corporate harms ; Environmental harms ; Health harms -- The organic alternative. The environment : conventional, organic and GM agriculture ; Health : evidential lacunae ; The problem of yields ; GM and organic the false dichotomy -- Impact on low and middle-income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies -- Concluding remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808352003321 |
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Thompson R. Paul <1947->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genes [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham
| Genes [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham |
| Autore | Graham Gordon <1949 July 15-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.25 |
| Soggetto topico |
Genes - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Genetic engineering - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-64185-2
1-134-52756-X 9786610111237 1-280-11123-2 0-203-99511-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GENES A philosophical inquiry; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Science and the self-image of the age; Icon and understanding; The fractured image: Einstein vs Frankenstein; Science; Technology; Anti-science; Explaining things; Engineering things; Pure and applied science; 2 Genetic explanation; Evolution and creationism; Natural selection and 'the selfish gene'; Survival of the fittest; Altruism, homosexuality and sterility; Irreducible complexity and the biochemical; Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology; Taking stock; Memetics; 3 Genetic engineering; Genetic screening
Genetic informationGenetic modification; Environmentalism; The precautionary principle; Genetic research; The 'slippery slope' and the 'sanctity of life'; 4 Playing God; Secular versions of the sacred; Genetic trespassing; Rights and equality; Human cloning; Stem cell production; Reproductive technologies; Designer babies and eugenics; Procreative responsibility and the ethics of abortion; 'Playing God' without God; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451448603321 |
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Graham Gordon <1949 July 15->
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genes [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham
| Genes [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham |
| Autore | Graham Gordon <1949 July 15-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.25 |
| Soggetto topico |
Genes - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Genetic engineering - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-283-64185-2
1-134-52756-X 9786610111237 1-280-11123-2 0-203-99511-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GENES A philosophical inquiry; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Science and the self-image of the age; Icon and understanding; The fractured image: Einstein vs Frankenstein; Science; Technology; Anti-science; Explaining things; Engineering things; Pure and applied science; 2 Genetic explanation; Evolution and creationism; Natural selection and 'the selfish gene'; Survival of the fittest; Altruism, homosexuality and sterility; Irreducible complexity and the biochemical; Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology; Taking stock; Memetics; 3 Genetic engineering; Genetic screening
Genetic informationGenetic modification; Environmentalism; The precautionary principle; Genetic research; The 'slippery slope' and the 'sanctity of life'; 4 Playing God; Secular versions of the sacred; Genetic trespassing; Rights and equality; Human cloning; Stem cell production; Reproductive technologies; Designer babies and eugenics; Procreative responsibility and the ethics of abortion; 'Playing God' without God; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783706703321 |
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Graham Gordon <1949 July 15->
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genes : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham
| Genes : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham |
| Autore | Graham Gordon <1949 July 15-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.25 |
| Soggetto topico |
Genes - Philosophy
Genetic engineering - Philosophy Genetic engineering - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-283-64185-2
1-134-52756-X 9786610111237 1-280-11123-2 0-203-99511-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GENES A philosophical inquiry; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Science and the self-image of the age; Icon and understanding; The fractured image: Einstein vs Frankenstein; Science; Technology; Anti-science; Explaining things; Engineering things; Pure and applied science; 2 Genetic explanation; Evolution and creationism; Natural selection and 'the selfish gene'; Survival of the fittest; Altruism, homosexuality and sterility; Irreducible complexity and the biochemical; Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology; Taking stock; Memetics; 3 Genetic engineering; Genetic screening
Genetic informationGenetic modification; Environmentalism; The precautionary principle; Genetic research; The 'slippery slope' and the 'sanctity of life'; 4 Playing God; Secular versions of the sacred; Genetic trespassing; Rights and equality; Human cloning; Stem cell production; Reproductive technologies; Designer babies and eugenics; Procreative responsibility and the ethics of abortion; 'Playing God' without God; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818243203321 |
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Graham Gordon <1949 July 15->
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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