Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

There is no philosophical continuum, but there is a psychological continuum, as evidenced by everyone at the workshop taking steps back or forward, denoting their increase in animal use (including no meat to meat, or backsliding, like I did a decade ago), or their decrease (such as when vegetarians go vegan). How about this?

Psychology 100

Psychology Campaign Animal Rights Movement Suffering 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

The argument from brutalization, however, does not appear to postulate a logical connection between vegetarianism and inhumanity but rather a psychological one. Thus the strong form of the argument seems to assume the truth of the following psychological generalization. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Inhumane Meat 40

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

It is highly unlikely, given the present policy of the United States government, that surplus grain, even if it were available, would be shipped to the most needy people. How can we understand Lappé’s recommendation of a meatless diet as a “first step” toward changing the present situation? Tags: Moral Vegetarianism.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Meat Cattle 40