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19Legislation on Ethical Issues: Towards an Interactive ParadigmEthical Theory and Moral Practice 3 (1). 2000.In this article, we sketch a new approach to law and ethics. The traditional paradigm, exemplified in the debate on liberal moralism, becomes increasingly inadequate. Its basic assumptions are that there are clear moral norms of positive or critical morality, and that making statutory norms is an effective method to have citizens conform to those norms. However, for many ethical issues that are on the legislative agenda, e.g. with respect to bioethics and anti-discrimination law, the moral norms…Read more
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55To act or not to act? Sheltering animals from the wild: A pluralistic account of a conflict between animal and environmental ethicsEthics, Place and Environment 6 (1). 2003.The leading question of this article is whether it is acceptable, from a moral point of view, to take wild animals that are ill out of their natural habitat and temporarily bring them under human control with the purpose of curing them. To this end the so-called 'seal debate' was examined. In the Netherlands, seals that are lost or ill are rescued and taken into shelters, where they are cured and afterwards reintroduced into their natural environment. Recently, this practice has been criticised …Read more
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24Proposal for a transatlantic platform for consumer concerns and international tradeJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 12 (2): 207-214. 2000.Consumer concerns pop up. They are relatedto the safety of agrifood products for people, foranimals, and for the environment as well as the socialand ethical implications of certain agrifoodproduction methods. At first sight, the WTO agreementand the SPS and TBT agreements appear to offersufficient legal scope to deal with these concerns andresolve trade conflicts. The events of recent years,however, have shown the limitations of theseagreements in dealing with cultural differencesbetween nation…Read more
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85Intrinsic value and direct duties: From animal ethics towards environmental ethics? (review)Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 14 (2): 241-252. 2001.Three types of concern for animal welfare are widelyheld: Animals should feel well, they should function well, andthey should lead natural lives. The paper deals with a well-knownanswer to the question of why such concerns are morallyappropriate: Human beings have direct duties towards animals,because animals are beings that can flourish, the flourishing ofanimals is intrinsically or inherently valuable, and that whichis conducive to their flourishing is a legitimate object of moralconcern. Look…Read more
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Het ethische adviesrapport - Een ethisch rapport geeft zelden een concreteoplossing voor een probleem. Vaak wordt er een nieuw perspectief gebodenFilosofie En Praktijk 19 206-219. 1999.
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26Do's and dont's for ethics committees: Practical lessons learned in the netherlands (review)HEC Forum 12 (4): 344-357. 2000.
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23You eat what you are: Moral dimensions of diets tailored to one's genesJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 16 (6): 557-568. 2003.Thanks to developments in genomics,dietary recommendations adapted to genetic riskprofiles of individual persons are no longerscience fiction. But what are the consequencesof these diets? An examination of possibleimpacts of genetically tailor-made diets raisesmorally relevant concerns that are analogous to(medical-ethical) considerations aboutscreening and testing. These concerns oftengive rise to applying norms for informedconsent and for the weighing of burdens andbenefits. These diets also h…Read more
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27An ethical toolkit for food companies: Reflections on its use (review)Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 20 (1): 99-118. 2007.Nowadays many debates are going on that relate to the agricultural and food sector. It looks as if present technological and organizational developments within the agricultural and food sector are badly geared to societal needs and expectations. In this article we briefly present a toolkit for moral communication within the food chain. This toolkit is developed as part of a European research project. Next, we discuss what such a toolkit can bring about, given the characteristics of the present d…Read more
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Boekbesprekingen - Onherstelbaar verbeterd. Biotechnologie bij dieren als een moreel probleem (review)Filosofie En Praktijk 19 162-162. 1998.
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22Ethics of Dissent: A Plea for Restraint in the Scientific Debate About the Safety of GM CropsJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 28 (5): 903-924. 2015.Results of studies that cast doubt on the safety of genetically modified crops have been published since the first GM crop approval for commercial release. These ‘alarming studies’ challenge the dominant view about the adequacy of current risk assessment practice for genetically modified organisms. Subsequent debates follow a similar and recurring pattern, in which those involved cannot agree on the significance of the results and the attached consequences. The standard response from the governm…Read more
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46The good life of creatures with dignity some comments on the swiss expert opinionJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 13 (1): 53-63. 2000.The notion of Dignity of Creatures has been voted into the Swiss Federal Constitution by a plebiscite. Philipp Balzer, Klaus-Peter Rippe, and Peter Schaber have given an expert opinion for the Swiss government to clarify the notion of Dignity of Creatures. According to them, by voting this notion into the Swiss constitution, the Swiss have chosen for a limited biocentric approach towards biotechnology. In such an approach genetic engineering of non-human beings is only allowed insofar that their…Read more
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22Not all animals are equal differences in moral foundations for the dutch veterinary policy on livestock and animals in nature reservationsJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 17 (6): 497-515. 2004.The Netherlands is a small country with many people and much livestock. As a result, animals in nature reservations are often living near cattle farms. Therefore, people from the agricultural practices are afraid that wild animals will infect domestic livestock with diseases like Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth Disease. To protect agriculture (considered as an important economic practice), very strict regulations have been made for minimizing this risk. In this way, the practice of animal farming…Read more