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The goals of agriculture and weed science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

William Aiken
William Aiken*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA 15232; aiken@chatham.edu
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Abstract

Five goals for agriculture are proposed: profitable production, sustainable production, environmentally safe production, satisfaction of human needs, and compatibility with a just social order. Four ways to view the origin of potentially conflicting values expressed in the five goals follow. In view of the five goals and differing value positions, the most pressing question for weed science is to what extent current methods of weed control are compatible with a more sustainable and environmentally sensitive agriculture.

Keywords

Ethicsgoalsvalues
Type
Symposium
Information
Weed Science , Volume 46 , Issue 6 , December 1998 , pp. 640 - 641
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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