Animal Person

JUNE 12, 2009

Is using the word "bullshit" un-vegan? Does it perpetuate linguistic-based speciesism? Any thoughts on the speciesism or un-veganness of "bullshit"? Tags: Ethics Language Linguistics Neologism Roald Dahl veganism. Here's an e-mail from a linguistics junkie for your consideration.

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Speciesism Vegan Ethics Tagged 100

Animal Person

JUNE 1, 2009

But " Minding the Animals: Ethology and the Obsolescence of Left Humanism " is a great look back at how we humans have managed to always find a way to consider ourselves unique, despite what the reality of the nonhuman world tells us. Having misled us for so long about animals, science is initiating a revolution in our understanding.

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Speciesism Morals Humane Vegan 100

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. Two varieties of moral vegetarianism can be distinguished: lactovo moral vegetarianism and vegan moral vegetarianism.

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Vegetarian Morals Meat Vegan 40

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

As someone who's about to have a one-year old in her life, I was particularly aware of the part animals play in the lives of the children and how animals are talked about. Also, the have families (as if other animals don't). All animals except the dog are called "it" (I did a little experiment to see what would happen).

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Gorillas Pets Vegan Speciesism 100