Values and objectivity in science : the current controversy about transgenic crops / Hugh Lacey.

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Bibliographic Details
Published:	Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2005.
Online Access:	Connect to table of contents
Main Author:	Lacey, Hugh
Subjects:	Science > Philosophy. Science > Social aspects. Transgenic plants.
Format:	Book

Values and objectivity in science : the current controversy about transgenic crops /

Table of Contents:

1. How the sciences are and are not value free
2. Objectivity and serving human well-being
3. The distinction between cognitive and social values
4. Incommensurability and "multicultural science"
5. The social location of scientific practices
6. The controversy about transgenics : structure and opposing interests
7. Strategies for research in agricultural science
8. Benefits of using transgenics
9. Environmental risks of the development and use of transgenics
10. Alternative ("better") forms of farming
11. The sociocultural location of alternatives to transgenics.