Norcross discusses the “causal impotence” objection to why it’s impermissible to buy factory farmed meat. First, explain how this objection is supposed to go (i.e. what is the objection and why do people think that it makes it OK to buy factory farmed meat?). Next, explain Norcross’ (multi-pronged) response to this objection. (Note: part of this question is that you need to recognize the different ways in which he responds, so make sure to read the text carefully when figuring out how to respond to this).
In his paper “Pupplie, Pigs and People” Alastair Norcross contends with the “causal impotence” argument which states that since your actions do not have any causal effect on a certain outcome you should not feel moral issue with your
In his paper “Pupplie, Pigs and People” Alastair Norcross contends with the “causal impotence” argument which states that since your actions do not have any causal effect on a certain outcome you should not feel moral issue with your