Ethics of eating meat

permissible to eat humanely farmed meat. This argument is based on Michael Pollan’s argument in the article, “An Animal’s Place”. I will offer an objection to Pollan’s premise that domestication is a natural product of evolution. Then, I will consider a reply to my objection. As a result of this analysis, I hold that Pollan’s argument and thus the proposed argument for the conclusion that it is morally permissible to eat humanely farmed meat will be justified. Argument for Eating Animals…

Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Let Them Eat Dog” is an article based on why people find it unacceptable to eat dogs. In some countries because of religion it is taboo while others believe the thought of eating a pet is disgusting. Throughout the article Foer tries to justify the reasons why these standards are held to the extent in which it would be okay to eat dog. Foer uses a satirical approach when trying to inform his readers about why dogs are not eaten while using analogies and also proposing the…

higher immunity to disease, pests, and herbicides. In animals, it produces a higher immunity, larger amount and greater thickness, resulting in better and more quantity of meat, eggs, and milk. Over time, this had led to better animal health and more diagnostic methods. The main controversies involve safety, property and ethics. This method is not too secure considering the human risk, including allergens that transfer antibiotic resistance markers causing unknown effects. Not to mention the…

Stijn Bruers in his article, The Core Argument for Veganism, if you ate meat today, you did indeed commit a crime, because animals have rights just like humans. He is passionate about the ethical side of veganism, and his article is an attempt to argue his claim that adopting a vegan lifestyle is a moral duty. Whether you agree or disagree, one is forced to confront their assumptions about what the rights of animals and the ethics of lifestyle choices by Bruers’ persuasive argument which…

It's becoming more popular and well known of its health benefits that more people are willing to switch. A healthier diet will lead to 5.1 million fewer global by 2050. This healthy-eating diet requires 25% more fruit and vegetables and 56% less meat. Shifting diets to plant-based will cut to 6 to 10 percent by 2050, while eliminating 29 to 70 percent of greenhouse gas. This study also shows that health care cost will go down by two-thirds (Mooney). The amount of…

Virtue Ethics Every day, each one of us is faced with making an ethical decision and the way that we handle this emphasises our personal ethical values. Philosophical ethics is understood as how an individual lives their life guided by their moral principles. The normative ethical theory, virtue ethics focuses on the idea that an individual should not obsess about the outcomes of their actions but should instead try to understand what it is to be a good person (Hales, 2012). The theory places…

have on our community, animals, and our environment, and then you strive to reach the best conclusion for YOU” According to this blogger named Caitlin. I’m not a vegan, and I eat meat however, I don’t eat red meat I eat white meat and also I care how my meat is treated before it was slaughter. Sometimes I don’t eat meat at all. I debate with myself all the time, asking myself, is using animals for food is good or bad? That’s when my religion comes to help me make the right choose from an Islamic…

Today, our nation’s industrial farming has become more than just feeding people; it has become a way for the food industry to make more money as human population continues to grow. Jonathan Safran Foer in his book Eating Animals, illustrates the effects factory farming has had on animals meant for human consumption. Foer asks many questions to the reader on what will it take for us to change our ways before we say enough is enough. The questions individuals need to be asking themselves are: how…

this would be the sterilization of introduced species, so as to avoid throwing off the natural equilibrium of an ecosystem.+ As a professor of Bioethics at Princton University, Peter Singer has written extensively on the topic of practically applied ethics. Coming from a utilitarian perspective, Singer believes in analyzing moral issues and basing action on whichever route provides the greatest utility to the greatest number of parties (including non-human animals). This work has earned him…

Physicality making you stronger and more fit than the average human being. It is also believed ethically it is wrong to kill other animals. The vegan diet is also perceived by many to be better for the environment opposed to an average diet that contains meat. Even though the diet…