Lacto-ovo vegetarianism

The phrase “You are what you eat” might haunt you in your dreams when you recall the memory of downing a greasy cheeseburger to avoid the embarrassment of a loud stomach orchestra. Or perhaps that kebab unconsciously chomped after dancing all night at the club that serves liquid euphoria (warning: it expires within 12 hours.) We might not literally become what we eat, however, according to Forbes, we can now eat like Beyonce with the high hopes of becoming ***flawless. The singer has launched…

In the journal Philosophy in the Contemporary World author William Stephens wrote a fantastic article outlining some arguments in favor of a vegetarian diet. He calls his first argument, “The Argument from Distributive Justice” (Stephens 26). In this section of his defense he explains that eating an omnivore’s diet can actually further harm people living in poverty. This is because it takes away the less expensive grain that people could turn directly into food, and feeds it to animals. Thus,…

Lauren Shipes Professor Morton English 111 29 November 2017 The New and Improved Choice: Veganism In the midst of the new and changing diets and society norms one thing seems to still be a life changing choice that many people keep making: veganism. Many people choose this lifestyle for several reasons such as health, environmental, or ethical reasons. Choosing the vegan lifestyle is not only better for people physically, but emotionally as well. Since the beginning of veganism there have been…

Name Course Professor’s Name Date Analysis and Evaluation of Eating Animal The author of the book, Eating Animal, Jonathan Safran Foer focuses on a very important issue of the contemporary world that is food. Eating habits, food culture, farming, and food manufacturing are very closely related. Consumers most of the time ignore where food comes from. They eat food because it is a basic need that they need for survival. However, the author of the book digs deeper into the process of how and…

1. To say the least, the Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret documentary was very eye opening when considering how or when to eat meat products to ensure a better future for other generations. At the beginning, there was confusion, because I did not know that raising cattle had such a negative affect on our lives. However, the cogitation behind killing animals for food causes over 50% carbon dioxide pollution is astonishing to me. When the narrator encountered companies to gain new…

The psychologist Jonathan Haidt is a pioneer in the study of disgust as motivator of moral judgments. In some of his early experiments, he asked individuals to evaluate the ethics of situations which are upsetting even though they do not involve the infliction of suffering or harm. One of his scenarios involved eating pets: A family's dog was killed by a car in front of their home. They had heard that dog meat was delicious so they cut the dog's body up and ate it for dinner. Haidt then ask his…

My Thoughts: This might seem like a strange quote to pick but it made since to me personally regarding the pursuit of living the good life. I am a strong believer in healthy eating and living your life using the power of “disgust” to make decisions about eating habits and living conditions. I am a vegetarian and have been a vegetarian almost all of my life. I grew up in a family of butchers and needless to say it shaped me as a person. I find eating meat is not the way to a good life for me.…

Why do we feel that as humans, we are entitled to kill and consume any animal we want because we are 'on top of the food chain? Why do we perpetuate the myth that we /need/ to eat other animals to survive as a species? In order to create a more ethical, personal and environmentally sustainable future we must end, or at least lower, meat consumption. Australia, next to the US, has the highest rate of meat consumption with the population consuming 115 kilograms per person per year. This rate of…

Intro- Elk ranches and farms are a fairly new agricultural industry in the United States. We started domesticating them in about 1960, but we did not have much uses for them yet. Now elk farming is growing in the U.S., because of popular demand in foreign countries. Some reason’s that elk are farmed is for the bulls antler velvet, that they produce annually to cover their growing bone and cartilage that will soon turn into antlers. The elks meat is very high valued because of its great taste and…

In Singer and Masons “Ethics and Animals”, being a vegetarian an ethical requirement? This thought is absurd. There are so many reasons why this is completely impossible. Average Americans simply cannot afford fruits and vegetables. There are so many amino acids, vitamins and protein that can only be gotten from animal meat. Also is it unethical to take away our choice to live the way we want to live. My coworker is a vegetarian, and his main argument he makes is the treatment of the animals.…