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This chapter describes the field of ethics and surveys the three main schools of thought in contemporary ethics: utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. The main tenets of each theory are explained, with particular attention paid to how they might be applied to issues in agricultural and environmental ethics.
Price: $32.50
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
12 June 2023
ISBN: 9781801468855
Format: eBook
BISACs:
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Utilitarianism
- 3 Deontology
- 4 Virtue ethics
- 5 Competing theories or an ethical toolkit?
- 6 Conclusion
- 7 Where to look for further information
- 8 References