A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism
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Is vegetarianism morally defensible? Can one even be a vegetarian?
This book asserts that the answers to both these questions is a resounding “no.” Drawing on the latest research in plant science, systems ecology, environmental philosophy, and cultural anthropology, Andrew F. Smith―himself a long-time vegetarian―shatters the distinction between vegetarianism and omnivorism. He explains how the world would be better off if we could re-orient the way we think about plants, animals, and the moral reasoning that we use to bolster our belief in such a binary. Smith illustrates how the divisions we have constructed between
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Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
Release date: 27 April 2016
ISBN-10 : 1137554886 | ISBN-13: 9781137554888
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Release date: 27 April 2016
ISBN-10 : 1137554886 | ISBN-13: 9781137554888
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