Deciphering Moral Landscapes in Agricultural Biotechnology
In the complex field of agricultural biotechnology, is there an approach that Christian ethicists can use to evaluate competing claims, multiple goods, and human rights issues in this important arena where humans and natures are intertwined? This paper is an attempt to apply Gibson Winter's thr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Society of Christian Ethics
1997
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The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 1997, Volume: 17, Pages: 233-250 |
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| Summary: | In the complex field of agricultural biotechnology, is there an approach that Christian ethicists can use to evaluate competing claims, multiple goods, and human rights issues in this important arena where humans and natures are intertwined? This paper is an attempt to apply Gibson Winter's three root metaphors (organic, mechanistic and artistic) as an ethical analysis that describes key socio-historical patterns in Western society and deciphers moral landscapes that undergird different forms of agricultural biotechnology. The paper also explores five key principles of the emerging |
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| ISSN: | 2372-9023 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/asce19971715 |