How Casuistry and Virtue Ethics Might Break the Ideological Stalemate Troubling Agricultural Biotechnology

This article begins by showing how recent controversies over the widespread promotion of artificially gene-altered foods are rooted in opposing ethical and ideological worldviews. It then explains how these contrasting worldviews have led to a practical, ethical, and ideological standoff and, finall...

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Published in:Business ethics quarterly 2002-07, Vol.12 (3), p.305-330
Main Author: Calkins, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural biotechnology
Agriculture
Biotechnology
Business ethics
Business studies
Casuistry
Crops
Ethics
Genetically altered foods
Genetically modified foods
Genetics
Ideology
Morality
Organic farming
Studies
Transgenic plants
Virtue ethics
Wall Street
World view
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Summary:This article begins by showing how recent controversies over the widespread promotion of artificially gene-altered foods are rooted in opposing ethical and ideological worldviews. It then explains how these contrasting worldviews have led to a practical, ethical, and ideological standoff and, finally, suggests the combined use of casuistry and virtue ethics as a way for both sides to move ahead on this pressing issue.
ISSN:1052-150X
2153-3326
DOI:10.2307/3858019