Environmental Ethics - for iPod/iPhone
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTo 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.
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Environmental Ethics
February 11, 2010 03:12 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBA short introduction to this album.
Transcript -- Environmental Ethics
February 11, 2010 03:12 - 19.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
The dairy farmer
May 15, 2008 23:36 - 3 minutes - 17.6 MB VideoA British farmer explains his perspective on GM crops.
Transcript -- The dairy farmer
May 15, 2008 23:36 - 21.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A British farmer explains his perspective on GM crops.
The crop scientist
May 15, 2008 23:35 - 4 minutes - 23.3 MB VideoA scientist explains why he views genetically modified crops as a benign technology.
Transcript -- The crop scientist
May 15, 2008 23:35 - 26 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A scientist explains why he views genetically modified crops as a benign technology.
The activist
May 15, 2008 23:34 - 2 minutes - 14.2 MB VideoA campaigner explains her biocentric worldview and how this affects her stance on GM crops.
Transcript -- The activist
May 15, 2008 23:34 - 25.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A campaigner explains her biocentric worldview and how this affects her stance on GM crops.
The organic farmer
May 15, 2008 23:33 - 3 minutes - 18.5 MB VideoAn organic farmer explains why organic cultivation is the best alternative to modifying the genetics of crops.
Transcript -- The organic farmer
May 15, 2008 23:33 - 25.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- An organic farmer explains why organic cultivation is the best alternative to modifying the genetics of crops.
GM: points of view
May 15, 2008 23:32 - 2 minutes - 10.8 MB VideoSome of the views that feed into the policy-making process.
Transcript -- GM: points of view
May 15, 2008 23:32 - 22.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Some of the views that feed into the policy-making process.