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Food, Genetic Engineering and Philosophy of Technology

Magic Bullets, Technological Fixes and Responsibility to the Future

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Authors:
  1. N. Dane Scott

    1. W.A. Frank College of Forestry & Conservation, The University of Montana, Missoula, USA

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  • Explores specific well-known controversies over agricultural bioetechnology and GMOs
  • Builds on important recent work by philosophers of technology
  • Contributes to the nascent field of philosophy of agriculture and food
  • Explores and explains concepts in science and technology debates

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Progress in Crisis, Genetic Engineering and Philosophy of Technology

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 1-17

  3. Reinterpreting Progress, Genetically Engineered Biofortified Crops and Technological Pragmatism

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 19-38

  4. Magic Bullets I, History, Philosophy and Criticisms

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 39-57

  5. Magic Bullets II, Genetic Engineering and Technological Pragmatism

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 59-78

  6. Technological Fixes I, Origins, Philosophy and Criticisms

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 79-96

  7. Technological Fixes II, Genetic Engineering, Technological Pragmatism and Planetary Boundaries

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 97-115

  8. Genetic Engineering, Precautionary Ethics and Responsibility to the Future

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 117-136

  9. Towards a Narrative of Sustainability, Genetic Engineering, Responsibility and Technological Pragmatism

    • N. Dane Scott
    Pages 137-158
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This book describes specific, well-know controversies in the genetic modification debate and connects them to deeper philosophical issues in philosophy of technology. It contributes to the current, far-reaching deliberations about the future of food, agriculture and society. Controversies over so-called Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) regularly appear in the press. The biotechnology debate has settled into a long-term philosophical dispute. The discussion goes much deeper than the initial empirical questions about whether or not GM food and crops are safe for human consumption or pose environmental harms that dominated news reports. In fact, the implications of this debate extend beyond the sphere of food and agriculture to encompass the general role of science and technology in society. The GM controversy provides an occasion to explore important issues in philosophy of technology. Researchers, teachers and students interested in agricultural biotechnology, philosophy of technology and the future of food and agriculture will find this exploration timely and thought provoking.

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  • W.A. Frank College of Forestry & Conservation, The University of Montana, Missoula, USA

    N. Dane Scott

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