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 …

In this paper, I provide some evidence for the view that a common charge against those who
adopt vegetarianism is that they would be sentimental. I argue that this charge is pressed …

In an earlier paper, I defended the moral permissibility of eating meat against sentience-
based arguments for moral vegetarianism. The crux of my argument was that sentience is …

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 …

Abstract Kathryn Paxton George has recently argued that vegetarianism cannot be a moral
obligation for most human beings, even if Tom Regan is correct in arguing that humans and …

Some arguments for moral vegetarianism proceed by appealing to widely held beliefs about
the immorality of causing unjustified pain. Combined with the claim that meat is not needed …

During the last decades there has been an ongoing ethical debate about vegetarianism.
This debate has attracted several philosophers, theologicians and others. The purpose of …

The animal liberation movement, among other goals, seeks an end to the use of animals for
food. The philosophers who started the movement agree on the goal but differ in their …

If someone abstains from meat-eating for reasons of taste or personal economics, no moral
or philosophical question arises. But when a vegetarian attempts to persuade others that …

The protest against meat eating may turn out to be one of the most significant movements of
our age. In terms of our relations with animals, it is difficult to think of a more urgent moral …