UID:
almahu_9949385332502882
Format:
1 online resource (220 pages)
ISBN:
9781000466331
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1000466337
,
9781003221944
,
1003221947
,
1000466388
,
9781000466386
Series Statement:
Why It's OK
Content:
Vegetarians have argued at great length that meat-eating is wrong. Even so, the vast majority of people continue to eat meat, and even most vegetarians eventually give up on their diets. Does this prove these people must be morally corrupt? In Why It's OK to Eat Meat, Dan C. Shahar argues the answer is no: it's entirely possible to be an ethical person while continuing to eat meat--and not just the "fancy" offerings from the farmers' market but also the regular meat we find at most supermarkets and restaurants. Shahar's examination forcefully echoes vegetarians' concerns about the meat industry's impacts on animals, workers, the environment, and public health. However, he shows that the most influential ethical arguments for avoiding meat on the basis of these considerations are ultimately unpersuasive. Instead of insisting we all become vegetarians, Shahar argues each of us has broad latitude to choose which of the world's problems to tackle, in what ways, and to what extents, and hence people can decline to take up this particular form of activism without doing anything wrong. Key Features First book-length defense of meat-eating written for a popular audience Punchy, accessible introduction to the multifaceted debate over the ethics of eating meat Includes pioneering new examinations of humane labeling practices Shows why appeals to universalized patterns of behavior can't vindicate vegetarians' claims that there's a duty to avoid meat Develops a novel theory of ethical activism with potential applications to a wide range of other issues
Note:
Is it OK to eat meat? -- Conscientious omnivorism -- The other 99% -- Making a difference -- What if everyone did that? -- Hanging our hats.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 0367172763
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367172763
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003221944
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003221944
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