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The following lecture may be of interest to some. Note that this is the first of three lectures on "The Elements: Ethical Uses of Our Resources - Food, Oil and Water" Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax PAUL THOMPSON on "ETHICAL ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE: ORGANIC, LOCAVORE AND GENETIC MODIFICATION Wed. Jan 25, 2012 7:00PM Scotiabank Auditorium, Marion McCain Arts and Social Science building Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue STREAMED ONLINE LIVE 7PM AST HERE: http://www.livestream.com/keonitv >Situating Science, Evolution Studies Group at Dalhousie University, >Saint Mary's University Philosophy Department, Mount Saint Vincent >University and International Development Studies at Dalhousie >University are pleased to support Part One of the Canadian Centre >for Ethics in Public Affairs (www.ccepa.ca) series, "The >Elements: Ethical Uses of Our Resources - Food, Oil and Water" > >Part One - Food >Ethical Issues in Agriculture: Organic, Locavore and Genetic Modification > >Dr. R. Paul Thompson, Ph.D. >Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology >University of Toronto > >Thompson explores the scientific background, legal and ethical >concerns of, and ideological objections to genetically modified >organisms. He addresses unsubstantiated claims and scare mongering >in the wake of intense public scrutiny of the molecular genetic >modification of plants and animals. > >Thompson's analysis is based on his newly released text Agro-Technology >Link: >http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521117975&ss=fro > >ABSTRACT: >There has been considerable public attention to, and debate, about >food in the past two decades. Advocates for organic agriculture, >for eating locally grown food and rejecting genetic modification >abound. Although many of the claims made in support of positions on >these topics allude to health, environmental and economic issues, >the core of the debates is ethical and philosophical and for some >theological. Those ethical and philosophical issues are the focus >of this lecture; obviously, the claims made about health, the >environment and the economy will form an essential backdrop. > >RESPONDENTS: > >Dr. Rylan Higgins >Department of Anthropology >Saint Mary's University > >Dr. Bohdan L. Luhovyy >Applied Human Nutrition Department, >Mount Saint Vincent University > >POSTER: >Downloadable from www.situsci.ca and www.ccepa.ca > >FUTURE RECORDING AVAILABLE FROM WWW.CCEPA.CA > >About Situating Science: >Created in 2007 with the generous funding of the Social Sciences and >Humanities Research Council of Canada Strategic Knowledge Cluster >grant, Situating Science is a seven-year project promoting >communication and collaboration among humanists and social >scientists that are engaged in the study of science and technology. >Join our Facebook Page and Twitter Feed for all the latest in news, >blogs and events. 7 Years. 6 Nodes. 4 Themes. > >Emily Tector >Project Coordinator >Situating Science Strategic Knowledge Cluster >University of King's College >6350 Coburg Rd >Halifax NS B3H 2A1 >Phone: (902) 422-1271, ext. 200 >Fax: (902)423-3357 >www.situsci.ca >7 Years. 6 Nodes. 4 Themes.
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