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LV0115

Livmedelsetik

Kursens syfte är att fördjupa studenternas etiska kompetens, både generellt och i relation till livsmedelsproduktion och -konsumtion. Kursen ges på distans med webföreläsningar, men även föreläsningar, seminarier och gruppövningar i realtid. Därtill kommer individuella skriftliga uppgifter. Efter en introduktion till normativ etik undersöker vi och tillämpar dessa etiska resonemang på olika frågor inom livsmedelskedjan, reflekterar över globalisering och klimat, vilken roll den sociala, kulturella och religiösa kontexten spelar och kring pro/contra användningen av GMO etc. Slutligen skriver studenterna en individuell uppsats om valfritt ämne inom livsmedelsetik. Examinationen baseras på aktivitet under seminarierna och de skriftliga uppgifterna.

Information från kursledaren

Hi food ethics-students!

Food ethics is an important theme in today's society, and it is a pleasure to note the course is full, and also has a waiting list.

For some reason it is not classified as 'distance course' on the course page, but the course is held entirely online with meetings in real time (IRT). We will meet for lectures, seminars and you will also hold small-group discussions at fixed points of time according to schedule (please see prel. version on this site).

Please also note that since it is a full time course - one need to count on spending about 40 hrs per week with reading, IRT-meetings and writing.

Looking forwars to meeting you all!

Best,

Helena Röcklinsberg,

Associate professor in ethics

Kursvärdering

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Kursplan och övrig information

Betygskriterier

Grading criteria, Food ethics LV0015, Autumn 2019

Overall aim

Describe and analyse ethical issues related to food (production, consumption, distribution and waste) through oral and written discussion based on ethical theories and relevant research literature in ethics and food science.

Grade

3 = Learning outcome

4

5

Description

Identify ethical issues in the food chain, including those related to food security, food safety, sustainable development, water supply, and food from animal origin.

Discern and relate some of the most relevant ethical issues in the food chain to each other.

Discern, critically explore and relate some of the most relevant ethical issues in the food chain to each other.

Explain the ethical relevance of solid science.

Show good acquaintance with the difference between scientific facts and ethical issues, and apply to issues in food ethics.

Identify examples of the ethical relevance of solid science through a critical elaboration of the course literature.

Describe in outline some central ethical theories relevant to food production and food consumption.

Describe central ethical theories in a nuanced way and show how it is founded in relevant ethics literature and apply in an ethical analysis regarding food, production, consumption or distribution.

Critically elaborate in a nuanced and relating way on central ethical theories leading to a well-founded evaluation of an ethical issue regarding food, production, consumption or distribution.

Formulate (in writing) an ethical standpoint and argue for it in a concrete problem of food ethics.

Present an issue or dilemma by showing both pro and con arguments. Formulate an ethical standpoint presented in a well-structured text where the steps from description of a problem to suggested solution are well under-pinned by clear arguments and related to the course literature.

Present an issue or dilemma by showing both pro and con arguments. Construct an ethical standpoint presented in a very well-structured text with a clear degree of novelty and presented with philosophical clarity and well-founded argumentation based on the course literature.

Litteraturlista

  1. The good, the right and the fair. An introduction to ethics. Författare: Gjerris M, Nielsen MEJ and Sandøe P [The good, the right and the fair. An introduction to ethics. ] (<NB Not available as e-book, nor as pdf.>) Kommentar: College publ., pp. 192 This is the course book in the discipline of ethics. Presents the idea and purpose of ethical reasoning, and main normaitve ethical theories.
  2. A short history of food ethics Författare: Zwart, H. (2000) [A short history of food ethics] (<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1009530412679 >) Kommentar: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics (2000) 12: 113–126
  3. Food ethics. The Basics. Routledge, pp.201 Författare: Sandler, Ronald L. (2015) [Food ethics. The Basics. Routledge, pp.201] (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203694404) Kommentar: This is the main book in the course theme, food ethics and shuld be read as an introduction. Additional selected papers are focused on more narrow themes, and will not give the overview.
  4. Food Citizenship: Is There a Duty for Responsible Consumption? Författare: De Tavernier, Johan (2012) [Food Citizenship: Is There a Duty for Responsible Consumption? ] (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10806-011-9366-7) Kommentar: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics; 25: 895-907
  5. Invited review: Breeding and ethical perspectives on genetically modified and genome edited cattle. Författare: Eriksson, S., Jonas, E., Rydhmer, L., Röcklinsberg H. Kommentar: Journal of Dairy Science, 101 (1): 1-17, 2017
  6. Food Waste and Consumer Ethics. Författare: Gjerris M., Gaiani S. (2014) [Food Waste and Consumer Ethics. ] (<https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-94-024-1179-9_99 >) Kommentar: In: Thompson P.B., Kaplan D.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht.
  7. Why rational argument fails the genetic modification (GM) debate Författare: Mallinson et al (2018) [Why rational argument fails the genetic modification (GM) debate ] (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12571-018-0832-1) Kommentar: Food Security (2018) 10:1145–1161
  8. A Framework for the Ethical Analysis of Novel Foods: The Ethical Matrix. Författare: Mepham, B. [A Framework for the Ethical Analysis of Novel Foods: The Ethical Matrix. ] (<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1009542714497 >) Kommentar: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics (12), pp. 165-176.
  9. Food Retailers as Mediating Gatekeepers between Farmers and Consumers in the Supply Chain of Animal Welfare Meat - Studying Retailers’ Motives in Marketing Pasture-Based Beef. Författare: Schulze, M., Spiller, A & Risius, A. (2019) [Food Retailers as Mediating Gatekeepers between Farmers and Consumers in the Supply Chain of Animal Welfare Meat - Studying Retailers’ Motives in Marketing Pasture-Based Beef. ] (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41055-019-00040-w) Kommentar: Food Ethics 3,41-52
  10. The Ethics of Labeling Food Safety Risks. Författare: Swartz, H. (2019) [The Ethics of Labeling Food Safety Risks.] (<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41055-019-00035-7 >) Kommentar: Food Ethics 2, 127-137

Kursfakta

Kursen ges som en fristående kurs: Ja Kursavgift: Studieavgift, endast för medborgare utanför EU, EES, och Schweiz: 19027 SEK Nivå: Avancerad nivå (A1N)
Ämne: Livsmedelsvetenskap Husdjursvetenskap Livsmedelsvetenskap Husdjursvetenskap
Kurskod: LV0115 Anmälningskod: SLU-10276 Plats: Ortsoberoende Distanskurs: Nej Undervisningsspråk: Engelska Ansvarig institution: Institutionen för molekylära vetenskaper Studietakt: 100%