Environmental Ethics - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
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Description
To what extent does Man have a right to exploit nature in order to live? Do animals have rights? Should we modify the genes of crops if it allows us to increase production, and even alleviate poverty? This album explores the arguments for and against genetically-modified crops, hearing the views of a dairy farmer competing in the global market, a GM scientist, an activist who believes GM crops are unsustainable, and an organic cultivator. The various views reveal how the debate is made complex by differing worldviews and global politics, and academic Ruth Chadwick provides an ethicist's perspective. This material forms part of the Open University course T861 Environmental ethics.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
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1 |
Environmental Ethics | A short introduction to this album. | 2/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- Environmental Ethics | A short introduction to this album. | 2/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoThe dairy farmer | A British farmer explains his perspective on GM crops. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- The dairy farmer | A British farmer explains his perspective on GM crops. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoThe crop scientist | A scientist explains why he views genetically modified crops as a benign technology. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- The crop scientist | A scientist explains why he views genetically modified crops as a benign technology. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoThe activist | A campaigner explains her biocentric worldview and how this affects her stance on GM crops. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- The activist | A campaigner explains her biocentric worldview and how this affects her stance on GM crops. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoThe organic farmer | An organic farmer explains why organic cultivation is the best alternative to modifying the genetics of crops. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- The organic farmer | An organic farmer explains why organic cultivation is the best alternative to modifying the genetics of crops. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoGM: points of view | Some of the views that feed into the policy-making process. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Transcript -- GM: points of view | Some of the views that feed into the policy-making process. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Episodes |
