{"product_id":"dialogues-on-ethical-vegetarianism-9781138328297","title":"Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter lives filled with deep suffering, 74 billion animals are slaughtered worldwide every year on factory farms. Is it wrong to buy the products of this industry? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, two college students - a meat-eater and an ethical vegetarian - discuss this question in a series of dialogues conducted over four days. The issues they cover include: how intelligence affects the badness of pain, whether consumers are responsible for the practices of an industry, how individual choices affect an industry, whether farm animals are better off living on factory farms than not existing at all, whether meat-eating is natural, whether morality protects those who cannot understand morality, whether morality protects those who are not members of society, whether humans alone possess souls, whether different creatures have different degrees of consciousness, why extreme animal welfare positions \"sound crazy,\" and the role of empathy in moral judgment. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe two students go on to discuss the vegan life, why people who accept the arguments in favor of veganism often fail to change their behavior, and how vegans should interact with non-vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA foreword, by Peter Singer, introduces and provides context for the dialogues, and a final annotated bibliography offers a list of sources related to the discussion. It offers abstracts of the most important books and articles related to the ethics of vegetarianism and veganism.　 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThoroughly reviews the common arguments on both sides of the debate.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDialogue format provides the most engaging way of introducing the issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in clear, conversational prose for a popular audience.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights into the psychology of our dietary choices and our responsibility for influencing others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Huemer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of more than 70 academic articles in ethics, metaphysics, political philosophy, and epistemology, as well as five other books: \u003ci\u003eSkepticism and the Veil of Perception\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eEthical Intuitionism\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Problem of Political Authority\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eApproaching Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eParadox Lost\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332585197842,"sku":"9781138328297","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_102047da-f325-4977-b8ff-afeb32ac1fdc.jpg?v=1727840248","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dialogues-on-ethical-vegetarianism-9781138328297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}