Varieties of the cruelty-based objection to factory farming
C Bobier - Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2019 - Springer
Timothy Hsiao defends industrial animal agriculture (hereafter, factory farming) from the
“strongest version of the cruelty objection”(J Agric Environ Ethics 30 (1): 37–54, 2017). The …
“strongest version of the cruelty objection”(J Agric Environ Ethics 30 (1): 37–54, 2017). The …
On a failed defense of factory farming
Timothy Hsiao attempts to defend industrial animal farming by arguing that it is not inherently
cruel. We raise three main objections to his defense. First, his argument rests on a …
cruel. We raise three main objections to his defense. First, his argument rests on a …
Don't be cruel: the significance of cruelty in the current meat-debate
P Kaiser - Professionals in food chains, 2018 - wageningenacademic.com
The aim of this paper is to investigate the significant role of the concept of cruelty to animals
with regard to its application in the current meat-debate. Even those philosophers who do …
with regard to its application in the current meat-debate. Even those philosophers who do …
Hsiao on the moral status of animals: Two simple responses
T Perrine - Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2019 - Springer
According to a common view, animals have moral status. Further, a standard defense of this
view is the Argument from Consciousness: animals have moral status because they are …
view is the Argument from Consciousness: animals have moral status because they are …
Industrial farming is not cruel to animals
T Hsiao - Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2017 - Springer
Critics of industrial animal agriculture (also known as “factory” farming) have argued that its
practices are cruel, inhumane, or otherwise degrading to animals. These arguments …
practices are cruel, inhumane, or otherwise degrading to animals. These arguments …
Is Humane Farming Morally Permissible?
D Smolkin - Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Humane farming can be defined as the practice of raising animals for food in an
environment that is good for them and where they are killed in a manner that is relatively …
environment that is good for them and where they are killed in a manner that is relatively …
Affected ignorance and animal suffering: Why our failure to debate factory farming puts us at moral risk
NM Williams - Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2008 - Springer
It is widely recognized that our social and moral environments influence our actions and
belief formations. We are never fully immune to the effects of cultural membership. What is …
belief formations. We are never fully immune to the effects of cultural membership. What is …
Should moral vegetarians avoid eating vegetables?
C Bobier - Food Ethics, 2020 - Springer
Abstract David DeGrazia (2009) and Stuart Rachels (2011), among others, offer moral
arguments in favor of adopting a vegetarian diet that have, they claim, broad appeal. Rather …
arguments in favor of adopting a vegetarian diet that have, they claim, broad appeal. Rather …
To Farm Without Harm and Choosing a Humane Diet: The Bioethics of Humane Sustainable Agriculture
MW Fox - Animal Rights: The Changing Debate, 1996 - Springer
No other society past or present raises and kills so many animals just for their meat. No other
society past or present has adopted such intensive systems of animal production and …
society past or present has adopted such intensive systems of animal production and …
In defense of eating vegan
S Bruers - Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2015 - Springer
Abstract In his article 'In Defense of Eating Meat', Timothy Hsiao argued that sentience is not
sufficient for moral status, that the pain experienced by an animal is bad but not morally bad …
sufficient for moral status, that the pain experienced by an animal is bad but not morally bad …