Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed
The choice of whether or not to consume animals is more than merely a dietary one.  It frequently reflects deep ethical commitments or religious convictions that serve as the bedrock of an entire lifestyle.  Proponents of vegetarianism frequently infuriate nonvegetarians, who feel that they're being morally condemned because of what they choose to eat.  Vegetarians are frequently infuriated by what they consider to be the nonvegetarians' disregard for the environment and animal-suffering.  

Vegetarianism:  A Guide for the Perplexed offers a much needed survey of the different arguments offered by ethical vegetarians and their critics.  In a rigorous but accessible manner, the author scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of arguments in defense of vegetarianism based on compassion, rights, interests, eco-feminism, environmentalism, anthrocentrism, and religion.  Authors examined include Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Carol J. Adams, and Kathryn Paxton George.

As the global climate crisis worsens, population increases, and fossil fuels disappear, ethical and public policy questions about the ethics of diet will become ever more urgent.  This book is a useful resource for thinking through the questions.
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Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed
The choice of whether or not to consume animals is more than merely a dietary one.  It frequently reflects deep ethical commitments or religious convictions that serve as the bedrock of an entire lifestyle.  Proponents of vegetarianism frequently infuriate nonvegetarians, who feel that they're being morally condemned because of what they choose to eat.  Vegetarians are frequently infuriated by what they consider to be the nonvegetarians' disregard for the environment and animal-suffering.  

Vegetarianism:  A Guide for the Perplexed offers a much needed survey of the different arguments offered by ethical vegetarians and their critics.  In a rigorous but accessible manner, the author scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of arguments in defense of vegetarianism based on compassion, rights, interests, eco-feminism, environmentalism, anthrocentrism, and religion.  Authors examined include Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Carol J. Adams, and Kathryn Paxton George.

As the global climate crisis worsens, population increases, and fossil fuels disappear, ethical and public policy questions about the ethics of diet will become ever more urgent.  This book is a useful resource for thinking through the questions.
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Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Kerry Walters
Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Vegetarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Kerry Walters

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The choice of whether or not to consume animals is more than merely a dietary one.  It frequently reflects deep ethical commitments or religious convictions that serve as the bedrock of an entire lifestyle.  Proponents of vegetarianism frequently infuriate nonvegetarians, who feel that they're being morally condemned because of what they choose to eat.  Vegetarians are frequently infuriated by what they consider to be the nonvegetarians' disregard for the environment and animal-suffering.  

Vegetarianism:  A Guide for the Perplexed offers a much needed survey of the different arguments offered by ethical vegetarians and their critics.  In a rigorous but accessible manner, the author scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of arguments in defense of vegetarianism based on compassion, rights, interests, eco-feminism, environmentalism, anthrocentrism, and religion.  Authors examined include Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Carol J. Adams, and Kathryn Paxton George.

As the global climate crisis worsens, population increases, and fossil fuels disappear, ethical and public policy questions about the ethics of diet will become ever more urgent.  This book is a useful resource for thinking through the questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441196880
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 06/07/2012
Series: Guides for the Perplexed
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 344 KB

About the Author

About The Author
Kerry Walters is William Bittinger Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College, PA, USA, where he also co-founded the Peace and Justice Studies program.
Kerry Walters is professor emeritus of philosophy at Gettysburg College.

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Ethics of Diet Debate /
Chapter 1. What Is Vegetarianism? 
/ Chapter 2. The Argument from Compassion 
/ Chapter 3. The Argument from Rights /
Chapter 4. The Argument from Interests
/ Chapter 5. The Eco-Feminist Argument
/ Chapter 6. The Environmental Argument
/ Chapter 7. The Anthrocentric Argument
/ Chapter 8. The Sacredness of Life Argument / Bibliography / Index
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