Veganism
Animal Ethics
JULY 9, 2012
A professional football player has gone vegan. It's not clear whether he's doing it for moral reasons, for health reasons, or both.
Animal Ethics
JULY 9, 2012
A professional football player has gone vegan. It's not clear whether he's doing it for moral reasons, for health reasons, or both.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 9, 2009
A third of a century ago, when the modern animal-liberation movement was in its infancy, Martin published an essay entitled “A Critique of Moral Vegetarianism,” Reason Papers (fall 1976): 13-43. You will, therefore, agree with Martin about moral vegetarianism but not about Christianity. Another reason is moral.
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Animal Ethics
MARCH 8, 2009
For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. What Is an Animal Part? The last example suggests the difficulty of making a clear distinction between an animal part and an animal product. They suggest that any simple moral vegetarianism is impossible.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 21, 2009
For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. SOME PROBLEMS OF MORAL VEGETARIANISM With respect to traditional moral vegetarianism some problems immediately come to the fore. Who exactly is not supposed to eat animals or products of animals?
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 15, 2007
I've been an ethical vegan for 12 years; for me it was a straightforward transition. Once I put two and two together and realized where my food came from and the moral inconsistency of it all there was no turning back. I have recently decided my veganism, in and of itself, was not enough. Sincerely, greg
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. One cannot produce eggs or dairy products on a large scale without the wholesale exploitation of animals.
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Steiner might feel less lonely as an ethical vegan—he says he has just five vegan friends—if he recognized that he has allies in mere vegetarians (like me), ethical omnivores and even carnivores. Go vegan, go vegetarian, go humane or just eat less meat. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan.
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