Food Ethics: A Critique of Some Islamic Perspectives on Genetically Modified Food

This article critiques some Islamic approaches to food ethics and the debate over genetically modified (GM) food. Food ethics is a branch of bioethics, and is an emerging field in Islamic bioethics. The article critically analyzes the arguments of the authors who wrote in favor of genetically modifi...

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1. VerfasserIn: Attar, Mariam al- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Zygon
Jahr: 2017, Band: 52, Heft: 1, Seiten: 53-75
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Islam / Nahrung / Gentechnologie
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
NCC Sozialethik
NCE Wirtschaftsethik
NCG Ökologische Ethik; Schöpfungsethik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Exclusivism
B Ethics
B Islam
B Islamic bioethics
B Bioethics
B Ash'arism
B Food Ethics
B genetically modified food
B GMOs
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Zusammenfassung:This article critiques some Islamic approaches to food ethics and the debate over genetically modified (GM) food. Food ethics is a branch of bioethics, and is an emerging field in Islamic bioethics. The article critically analyzes the arguments of the authors who wrote in favor of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from an Islamic perspective, and those who wrote against GMOs, also from an Islamic perspective. It reveals the theological and the epistemological foundations of the two main approaches. Moreover, it provides an attempt to critique what is perceived as an exclusivist and legalistic trend adopted by some authors. It argues that an alternative approach that acknowledges the priority of reason in ethics and is at the same time rooted in Islamic tradition would be more inclusive and constructive.
ISSN:1467-9744
Enthält:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12328