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878068
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Huemer, Michael,1969-
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Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism /\ Michael Huemer.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Routledge,, 2019.
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1 online resource
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0429638000
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1138328294
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9781138328280 (hbk)
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9781138328297
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword by Peter Singer; Preface; Acknowledgements; Day 1: Suffering, Intelligence, and the Risk Argument; (a) The ethical vegetarian position; (b) For vegetarianism: the argument from pain and suffering; (c) For meat-eating: the argument from intelligence; (d) The total amount of pain caused by factory farming; (e) Biases of vegetarians and meat-eaters; (f) Intelligence and the badness of pain; (g) The case of mentally disabled humans; (h) The argument from moral uncertainty; (i) Valuing animal vs. human lives
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(C) Eating bivalves(d) The value of life; (e) Why can we eat plants?; (f) Killing insects; (g) Are vegetarians hypocritical?; (h) Unconscious speciesism; (i) Are insects sentient?; (j) Free-range and humane certified meat; (k) Animal rights; (l) Debating the correct ethical theory; (m) Are there objective values?; (n) Moral skepticism; (o) Why philosophers should not serve on juries; (p) Is giving up meat "too difficult"?; (q) Are we too selfish to give up meat?; (r) Social conformity and the enforcement of morality; (s) Are vegans too moralistic?; (t) How meat-eaters react to vegans
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(H) Where does the "craziness" of extreme animal welfare positions come from?(i) Questioning the vegetarian's empirical premises; (j) Questioning the vegetarian's moral premises; (k) Biases in favor of meat-eating; (l) Status quo bias; (m) Speciesism; (n) Social proof; (o) Self-interest bias; (p) Empathy and the affect heuristic; (q) Problems with intuitions concerning large numbers; (r) Empathy and psychopathy; (s) Avoiding dogmatism; (t) Erring on the side of caution; Day 4: The Vegan Life, Abstract Theory, and Moral Motivation; (a) Finding good vegan meals; (b) Avoiding eggs and dairy
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(M) Does morality protect those who cannot understand morality?(n) The social contract theory of ethics; (o) Is meat natural?; (p) Are animals missing souls?; (q) Does the Bible support meat-eating?; (r) Judging meat-eaters; Day 3: Consciousness and Rational Belief; (a) The theory of degrees of consciousness; (b) Erring on the side of caution; (c) The use of "torture"; (d) Why prioritize the animal welfare cause?; (e) Is factory farming the world's worst problem?; (f) On rejecting positions that "sound crazy"; (g) How ethics differs from mathematics and science
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Day 2: Other Defenses of Meat Consumption(a) Recap of the previous day's arguments; (b) The possibility of humane meat; (c) Are consumers responsible for meat industry practices?; (d) Can one person affect the meat industry?; (e) How industries respond to reduced demand; (f) Farm animals only exist because of meat consumption; (g) Utilitarian and non-utilitarian reasons against eating meat; (h) Do animals feel pain?; (i) Animals eat each other, so why can't we eat them?; (j) Free will and moral agency; (k) Should we stop animals from killing each other?; (l) Do rights imply obligations?
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Animal welfare.
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Meat-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Vegetarianism-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Vegetarianism.
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Animal welfare.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Healthy Living.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Holism.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Reference.
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MEDICAL-- Preventive Medicine.
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Vegetarianism-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Vegetarianism.
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| Dewey Classification
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613.262
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TX371.H78 2019eb
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