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. This precept is variably stated as follows: Avoid killing or harming any living being.

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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

JUNE 2, 2008

I don’t necessarily advocate vegetarianism, but those looking to improve the sustainability of their lifestyles should take a look at their diet. Oberlin students can time showers all they want, but one burger will cost them the equivalent of a 45-minute shower every day for a week! Nadia Eghbal Tübingen, Germany, May 26, 2008

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Beef, they want us to believe, is part of a healthy and happy lifestyle. The idea is to get viewers to associate beef with things that they already desire or value, such as hardiness, machismo, pretty women, and fast cars. Needless to say, this is false, and if I get a chance to say it publicly, I will.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

4, 2009 To the Editor: I have been a strict vegetarian most of my life, and, as such, I have never lacked reasons—ethical, economic and health-related—to continue this lifestyle. Serge Scherbatskoy Arcata, Calif.,

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2011

The lifestyle associated with the Sunday roast involves sacrifices that those brought up on fast food are unused to making—mealtimes, manners, dinner-table conversation and the art of cookery itself. That was the remedy practised by our parents, with their traditional ‘Sunday roast’ coming always at midday, after they had given thanks.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 15, 2006

Gale thinks that her study "provides further evidence that people with a higher IQ tend to have a healthier lifestyle." As Gale notes in this HealthDay report, brighter children are less likely to smoke, be overweight, or have high blood pressure and more likely to exercise strenuously. Gale's proposed explanation seems quite plausible.

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