Environmental Ethics - for iPod/iPhone
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.Podcasts
Environmental Ethics
Published: Feb. 11, 2010, 3:12 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds
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The dairy farmer
Published: May 15, 2008, 11:36 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds
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The crop scientist
Published: May 15, 2008, 11:35 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds
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The activist
Published: May 15, 2008, 11:34 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds
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The organic farmer
Published: May 15, 2008, 11:33 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds
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GM: points of view
Published: May 15, 2008, 11:32 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 2 seconds
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Published: May 15, 2008, 11:32 p.m.Duration: N/A
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