Ethical Tensions from New Technology (eBook)

The Case of Agricultural Biotechnology

Jr Harvey S James (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78639-466-8 (ISBN)

Infos

New technologies can create ethical tensions when there is a conflict of interests, values or rights. One of the key examples of such technology is agricultural biotechnology. This book explores the reasons for those tensions, and potential solutions.

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The introduction of new technologies can be controversial, especially when they create ethical tensions as well as winners and losers among stakeholders and interest groups. While ethical tensions resulting from the genetic modification of crops and plants and their supportive gene technologies have been apparent for decades, persistent challenges remain. This book explores the contemporary nature, type, extent and implications of ethical tensions resulting from agricultural biotechnology specifically and technology generally. There are four main arenas of ethical tensions: public opinion, policy and regulation, technology as solutions to problems, and older versus new technologies. Contributions focus on one or more of these arenas by identifying the ethical tensions technology creates and articulating emerging fault lines and, where possible, viable solutions. Key features include:Focusing on contemporary challenges created by new and emerging technologies, especially agricultural biotechnology. Identifying a unique perspective by considering the problem of ethical tensions created or enhanced by new technologies. Providing an interdisciplinary perspective by including perspectives from sociologists, economists, philosophers and other social scientists. This book will be of interest to academics in agricultural economics, sociology and philosophy and policymakers concerned with introducing new technology into agriculture.

Rezensionen

The book is a useful resource for scholars and graduate students interested in agricultural biotechnologies or technology
and society intersections. Because of its broad scope, this book can serve as a useful primer if a reader wants an
introduction to an array of some issues and contestations around agricultural biotechnologies. It would also be appropriate for graduate courses in food systems, agriculture and society, or science and technology studies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.8.2018
• Reihe/Serie: CABI Biotechnology Series
• Reihe/Serie: CABI Biotechnology Series
• Co-Autor: Philipp Aerni, Desmond Ng, Frauke Pirscher, Roberto Quiroz, Dane Scott, Shivendra Kumar Srivastava, Debra M. Strauss, Insa Theesfeld, Johannes Timaeus, Corrine Valdivia, Duane Windsor, Rachel A. Ankeny, Bartosz Bartkowski, Heather J. Bray, Bradley Martin Jones, Deepthi E. Kolady, Jane Kolodinsky, Katie M. MacDonald, Kelly A. McKinley
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 1-78639-466-9 / 1786394669
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78639-466-8 / 9781786394668