Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Before leaving this question of "consistency," as affected by the gradations of our duty of humaneness to animals, a few words may be said on the practice of fish-eating. Here again Sir H. Henry S.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 3, 2008

The interests in nourishment and in gustatory pleasure lead man to kill and eat cattle, fish, and fowl. This cuts down on the long-range satisfactions of the cattle, the fish, and the fowl. That is, they contribute to increasing, in the long run, the quantity of satisfaction which an individual experiences.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

1, 2009 To the Editor: As an ethics instructor who aims to inspire my students to think about the connections between their values and daily practices, I found Nicolette Hahn Niman’s article disappointing. Niman’s argument amounts to lowering an ethical standard to fit the demands of our meat-centric culture and Western privilege.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Clearly, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and fish do not consent to being eaten. For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? What is forbidden meat?

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