Andrew F. Smith

A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137554895
• Artikelnr.: 46753579

Autorenporträt

Inhaltsangabe

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1. Unsettling Questions
2. Plant Sentience
3.Animism
4.The Closed Loop
5.Two Objections, One Accommodation
6.Loose Ends
Bibliography

Rezensionen

"Smith offers a powerful and careful argument that contests moral, philosophical, and cultural arguments for vegetarianism and veganism. This is a beautifully readable work. The author's openness to his own struggles and his reflexivity about the processes by which he has reached his conclusions make it easy to follow along. At the same time Smith requires readers to reflect and work hard. Wonderful! Why isn't more academia like this?" - Graham Harvey, The Open University, UK

"Andrew F. Smith proceeds with well-grounded premises that defy the binary between the animal and plant worlds. I highly recommend this book for its thoughtful investigation of the 'closed-loop' system of life." - Naomi Zack, University of Oregon, USA

"This is one of the most important books I've read in the past two decades. Whether you are vegetarian, vegan, or neither, it will change your mind in significant ways (it did mine). And you'll enjoy the process, even if it means relinquishing some assumptions you once considered far too self-evident to be questioned." - Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael