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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. The Argument from Human Grain Shortage All of the clearly moral arguments for vegetarianism given so far have been in terms of animal rights and suffering. It is doubtful that the best approach to conserving grain is to become a vegetarian.

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Earth Day Lecture

Animal Ethics

She specializes in Environmental Ethics, Human-Animal Ethics, and Moral Psychology. Professor Jenni’s Earth Day Lecture is co-sponsored by NIU’s Department of Philosophy and NIU’s Vegetarian Education Group [VEG]. More information about VEG can be found here.

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On the Psychological Continuum

Animal Person

There is a general consensus that vegetarianism and veganism are different philosophically. Hence the psychological continuum described (below) by Austria's Association Against Animal Factories from about a year ago. Hence, what we need from this point onwards is psychology and not philosophy. How about this? What do you think?