Pluralism, the ethical matrix, and coming to conclusions

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 455-468

  Forsberg, Ellen Marie ^a  

^a The National Committees for Research Ethics   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethical matrix; Intuitionism; Pluralism; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOOD PRODUCTION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NOTTINGHAM [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548088362     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-007-9050-0     Document Type: Article

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