Abstract
Abstract This chapter provides a path through the thicket of ethical tensions created by innovations in agricultural biotechnology. It first explains the notion of a technological fix and technological fix criticisms, and then clarifies and evaluates two opposing philosophies of technology which can be labelled as technological optimism and technological pessimism, respectively. Following that discussion, the chapter argues for a technological pragmatism that provides for a more discriminating approach to the tensions created by innovations in agricultural biotechnology. The final section illustrates how the conceptual tools provided by technological pragmatism's critique of technological fixes might be used to guide more ethically conscious research into genetically engineered crops and animals.
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