Agriculture's Ethical Horizon

Name: Agriculture's Ethical Horizon
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ISBN: 9780123705112

ISBN-10: 0123705118

ISBN-13: 9780123705112

Edition: 2006

Authors: Robert L. Zimdahl

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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…

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List price: $60.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 3/22/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.24" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Robert L. Zimdahl is a Professor of Weed Science at Colorado State University. He received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Oregon State University. Among his many honors and awards, Dr. Zimdahl was elected a Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America in 1986 and currently serves as editor of that society's journal, Weed Science. He has been a member of several international task forces and has authored a number of books and articles on the subject of weed science.



Preface



Introduction



The Conduct of Agricultural Science



When Things Go Wrong



An Introduction to Ethics



Moral Confidence in Agriculture



The Relevance of Ethics to Agriculture



Agricultural Sustainability



Biotechnology



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