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010 $a 2004029939
020 $a0739110454 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0739111418 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm57284001
035 $a(NNC)5396613
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050 00 $aQ175$b.L158 2005
082 00 $a501$222
100 1 $aLacey, Hugh.
245 10 $aValues and objectivity in science :$bthe current controversy about transgenic crops /$cHugh Lacey.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bLexington Books,$cc2005.
300 $axiii, 287 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tHow the sciences are and are not value free -- $g2.$tObjectivity and serving human well-being -- $g3.$tThe distinction between cognitive and social values -- $g4.$tIncommensurability and "multicultural science" -- $g5.$tThe social location of scientific practices -- $g6.$tThe controversy about transgenics : structure and opposing interests -- $g7.$tStrategies for research in agricultural science -- $g8.$tBenefits of using transgenics -- $g9.$tEnvironmental risks of the development and use of transgenics -- $g10.$tAlternative ("better") forms of farming -- $g11.$tThe sociocultural location of alternatives to transgenics.
520 1 $a"Values and Objectivity in Science illustrates many of the ethical issues that arise concerning scientific practices and applications, offering an account of how social and ethical values play important roles in science. Hugh Lacey develops and clarifies his previous analysis by arguing for the importance of research being conducted under a plurality of strategies, contrasting materialist strategies with agro-ecological strategies. By displaying the structure of current ethical controversies about the legitimacy of planting transgenic crops, this book illustrates that sound thinking on such issues must be grounded on an adequate philosophy of science, one that can clearly distinguish between the proper and the distorting roles of values in scientific practices. This book will prove useful for science students and practitioners, as well as those interested in the growing ethical questions involved in scientific practices."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aScience$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aScience$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aTransgenic plants.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029939.html
852 00 $bleh$hQ175$i.L158 2005