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Life Science Ethics

By: Gary L. Comstock (Editor)

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Hardcover | 2 September 2010 | Edition Number 2

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514 Pages

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Does nature have intrinsic value? Should we be doing more to save wilderness and ocean ecosystems? What are our duties to future generations of humans? Do animals have rights? This revised edition of "Life Science Ethics" introduces these questions using narrative case studies on genetically modified foods, use of animals in research, nanotechnology, and global climate change, and then explores them in detail using essays written by nationally-recognized experts in the ethics field.

Part I introduces ethics, the relationship of religion to ethics, how we assess ethical arguments, and a method ethicists use to reason about ethical theories. Part II demonstrates the relevance of ethical reasoning to the environment, land, farms, food, biotechnology, genetically modified foods, animals in agriculture and research, climate change, and nanotechnology. Part III presents case studies for the topics found in Part II.

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Ethical Reasoning
Ethics	p. 3
Religion	p. 15
Reasoning	p. 31
Method	p. 67
Life Science Ethics
Environment	p. 93
Land	p. 123
Farms	p. 145
Food	p. 175
Biotechnology	p. 189
Genetically Modified Foods	p. 221
Animals in Agriculture	p. 239
Animals in Research	p. 267
Climate Change	p. 287
Nanotechnology	p. 333
Case Studies
Environment: Marine Mammal Protection	p. 357
Land: Hybrid Corn	p. 367
Farms: Lost in the Maize	p. 375
Food: Edible Antibiotics in Food Crops	p. 377
Biotechnology: Trait Protection System	p. 381
Genetically Modified Foods: Golden Rice	p. 387
Animals in Agriculture: Beef, Milk, and Eggs	p. 401
Animals in Research: Enviropigs	p. 405
Climate Change: Coastal Dead Zones	p. 423
Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology and Human Enhancement	p. 435
Exercises	p. 451
Notes for Instructors	p. 455
Author Index	p. 467
Subject Index	p. 471
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