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| Foreword-First Edition | |
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| Foreword-Second Edition | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments-First Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments-Second Edition | |
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| The Horizon of Agricultural Ethics | |
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| Scientific Truth and Myth | |
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| The Conduct of Agricultural Science | |
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| What Research Ought to Be Done? | |
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| When Things Go Wrong-Balancing Technology's Safety and Risk | |
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| The Development of Herbicides | |
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| Progress of Weed Science | |
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| Challenges | |
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| The Continuing Debate | |
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| A Brief Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Ethical Theories | |
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| Science and Emotion | |
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| Universal Values | |
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| Ethics in Agriculture | |
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| Contemporary Normative Ethics | |
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| Ethical Theories Relevant to Agriculture | |
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| Ethical Egoism | |
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| Social Contract Theory | |
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| Virtue Ethics | |
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| Deontological or Kantian Ethics | |
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| Utilitarianism | |
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| Applying Ethics in Agriculture and Agricultural Science | |
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| Multiple Strategies Utilitarianism | |
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| Moral Confidence in Agriculture | |
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| The Benefits and Costs of Modern Agriculture | |
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| Goals for Agriculture | |
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| Social Goals for Agriculture | |
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| Environmental Goals for Agriculture | |
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| Expanding Agriculture's Moral Scope | |
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| The Utilitarian Standard | |
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| The Relevance of the Western Agricultural Model | |
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| Bottom-line Thinking | |
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| Sustainability | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Relevance of Ethics to Agriculture and Weed Science | |
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| Agricultural Sustainability | |
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| The Present Agricultural Situation: The Example of Weed Management | |
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| The Moral Case for Sustainability | |
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| What is Sustainability? | |
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| Why must Sustainability be Achieved? | |
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| A Concluding Comment About Sustainable Weed Science | |
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| Biotechnology | |
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| The Debate | |
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| Technological Problems | |
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| Regulation | |
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| Arguments in Favor of Agricultural Biotechnology | |
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| Arguments Opposed to Agricultural Biotechnology | |
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| Feeding the World | |
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| Harm to Human Health | |
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| Harm to the Environment | |
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| Transgenic Technology and Sustainable Agricultural Systems | |
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| The Role of Large Companies | |
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| The Moral Arguments | |
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| Labeling and Biotechnology in the US and the EU | |
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| Effects on Family Farms | |
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| Academic-Industry Relationships | |
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| Transgenic Pharming | |
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| The Precautionary Principle | |
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| Alternative/Organic Agricultural Systems | |
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| Characteristics of Alternative/Organic Systems | |
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| The Farmers and Productivity | |
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| Transition and Advantages | |
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| Ethical Problems | |
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| Animal Agriculture | |
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| Western Thought and the Line | |
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| A Person | |
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| Arguments in Support of Animal Agriculture | |
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| Arguments Against Animal Agriculture | |
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| Animal Biotechnology | |
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| A New Technology | |
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| A Final Word | |
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| A Glimpse Ahead | |
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| Six Important Issues/Problems/Matters of Concern | |
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| Agricultural Production/Soil Erosion/and Desertification | |
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| Depletion of Water Resources | |
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| Climate Change | |
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| Pollution | |
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| Loss of Farmers | |
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| Population | |
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| Dominant Scientific Myths | |
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| The Myth of Infinite Benefit | |
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| The Myth that Science and Scientists are Value Free | |
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| The Myth of Unfettered Research | |
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| The Myth of Accountability | |
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| The Myth of Authoritativeness | |
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| The Myth of the Endless Frontier | |
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| Production and Ethics | |
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| The Imperative of Responsibility | |
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| Finding Partners | |
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| Mission Statements | |
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| The Role of the University | |
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| Sustainability as a Goal | |
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| Conclusion | |