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. I suspect that many readers of this blog are Christians but not vegetarians. Philosophy is about reasons, not causes.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Here is a New York Times blog post about wolf hunting. Peter Singer more broadly examines the moral standing of animals here.) While this belief might not compel us to be vegetarians, it does demand significant changes in the way we raise animals for food, and it forbids wolf hunting as a form of entertainment.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 15, 2007

Hi Keith, I'm writing to request a copy of Andrew Tardiff's essay "Simplifying the Case for Vegetarianism." If you'll indulge me I would like to compliment you on your blog. 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.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2006

First of all, I would like to thank Keith for inviting me to be a part of this blog. Currently, I do not believe that killing an animal is prima facie morally wrong. Also, I am not a vegetarian, though I attempted to be one last year (an experience I plan on posting about). Hi there, I'm Jonathan.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 18, 2007

who has occasionally posted comments on this blog) will present a lecture entitled “The Best Kept Environmental Secrets: How We Can Hurt or Help the Planet Every Day.” She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. This Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, at 6:00 p.m., Jenni, Ph.D.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

If you are already a vegetarian, make this the year that you decide to go vegan. If you are like most people, you think that it is seriously morally wrong to contribute to unnecessary animal suffering. Below, I offer several reasons as to why you should add resolution 11 to your list of resolutions, but first a reality check.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. In his fresh and candid first post (available here ), Jonathan admitted that he is struggling with the issue of ethical vegetarianism.

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