Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / R. Paul Thompson.
Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / R. Paul Thompson.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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G 2014/2361
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English
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xxiii, 233 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Scientific background; 2. Application of genetics in agriculture; 3. Philosophical and conceptual background; 4. The controversy : ideological and theological objections; 5. The controversy : purported benefits; 6. The controversy : purported harms;...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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England
Date Published
2011.
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"Humans have been modifying plants and animals for millennia. The dawn of molecular genetics, however, has kindled intense public scrutiny and controversy. Crops, and the food products which include them, have dominated molecular modification in agriculture. Organisations have made unsubstantiated claims and scare mongering is common. In this textb...
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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / R. Paul Thompson.
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Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N630/87.
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G 2014/2361
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74VvMdpJamN3
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0521133750 (pbk.)
9780521117975 (hardback)
0521117976 (hardback)
9780521133753 (pbk.)
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630
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991007076219702626
