12 episodios

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.

Environmental Ethics - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

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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.

    Environmental Ethics

    Environmental Ethics

    A short introduction to this album.

    • 1m
    Transcript -- Environmental Ethics

    Transcript -- Environmental Ethics

    A short introduction to this album.

    • video
    The dairy farmer

    The dairy farmer

    A British farmer explains his perspective on GM crops.

    • 3 min
    Transcript -- The dairy farmer

    Transcript -- The dairy farmer

    A British farmer explains his perspective on GM crops.

    • video
    The crop scientist

    The crop scientist

    A scientist explains why he views genetically modified crops as a benign technology.

    • 4 min
    Transcript -- The crop scientist

    Transcript -- The crop scientist

    A scientist explains why he views genetically modified crops as a benign technology.

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