Deep Vegetarianism
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-06-22 07:10:40
The following briefly touches upon Michael Allen Fox’s arguments for vegetarianism (veganism) and focuses upon his 1999 book entitled ‘‘.
“Detailed thorough and wide-ranging this is the most comprehensive original work on philosophical vegetarianism to date. Deep Vegetarianism addresses the cultural historical and philosophical backgrounds for vegetarianism details the impact to vegetarianism on one’s thinking and living relates vegetarianism to recent defenses of the moral status of animals and very ably considers all the significant arguments for and against vegetarianism.”
Evelyn B. Pluhar author of Beyond Prejudice: The Moral Significance of Human and Nonhuman Animals
1. To convince you to choose vegetarianism (veganism);2. Fox thinks you should not consume any sentient being.
Fox gives clear analytic arguments. His message doesn’t come by way of metaphors and literary devices. He carefully builds a case with multiple components.
According to this methodology we judge the argument on the basis of its reasons.
1. The human health argument2. The animal suffering argument3. The environmental damage argument4. The global injustice argument
Each of the above arguments corresponds to a unique ethical perspective namely
Living things other than humans are deserving of moral concern. We undergo duties to preserve life ameliorate suffering etc.
“It is wrong to interfere with the stability integrity and beauty of the land community.”
To understand and possibly resolve it our come must focus on social and political factors.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://veganmuse.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/deep-vegetarianism/
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