Why It’s OK to Eat Meat Audiobook Libro.fm

Description

In Why Its OK to Eat Meat Dan C Shahar argues the answer is no its entirely possible to be an ethical person while continuing to eat meatand not just the fancy offerings from the farmers market but also the regular meat we find at most supermarkets and restaurants Shahars examination forcefully echoes vegetarians concerns about the meat industrys impacts on animals workers the environment and public health However he shows that the most influential ethical arguments for avoiding meat on the basis of these considerations are ultimately unpersuasive Instead of insisting we all become vegetarians Shahar argues each of us has broad latitude to choose which of the worlds problems to tackle

Key Features include

First booklength defense of meateating written for a popular audience

Punchy accessible introduction to the multifaceted debate over the ethics of eating meat

Includes pioneering new examinations of humane labeling practices

Shows why appeals to universalized patterns of behavior cant vindicate vegetarians claims that theres a duty to avoid meat

Develops a novel theory of ethical activism with potential applications to a wide range of other issues