Agricultural Ethics - An Invitation

AvRobert L. Zimdahl

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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The question remains whether or not the prevailing moral justification of feeding the world is adequate given all the issues modern, developed country agriculture faces: pesticides in soil, water, and food, cruelty to animals, Biotech/GMO's, corporate agriculture, pollution by animal factory waste, exploitation of and cruelty to migrant labor.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-08-14
Mått:155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:173
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030489342

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Dr. Zimdahl obtained his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Oregon State University. He joined the faculty at Colorado State University in 1968 and has led a research program in weed management and soil degradation of herbicides with the production of many graduate students. Dr Zimdahl has always had a keen interest in foreign agriculture and culture and has acted on those interests with Fulbright grants, visiting professorships, and other international programs such as United Nations/FAO committees. He has worked in and visited many countries including Turkey, Italy, Argentina, India, Philippines, Morocco, and Germany.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- 2. From Weed Control To Ethics.- 3. Agriculture- A Brief History.- 4. World Population - Three Views.- 5. Agricultures Moral Dilemmas.- 6. Ethics in Agriculture and Other Disciplines.- 7. Seeking Common Ground.- 8. Ethical Puzzles.