Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism “Life is Life - Whether it’s a cat, dog, or a man. There is no difference there between a cat and a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man’s own advantage.”-Sri Aurobindo. I’m not a person that preaches that meat is murder, I completely understand that not every person has to become a vegetarian in order to help save the environment. There are always plenty of different people that can help out if they were willing to generate a couple of changes to their diet.…

If I were a virtue ethicist my actions wouldn’t necessarily be out of decision. Making a decision may lead to an obligation or duty, as a virtue ethicist I have no obligation to perform a good, or just actions. As Aristotle states, “He seeks and choses the mean, not the absolute mean, but the mean considered relevant to ourselves.” Meaning that I’d simply act out of habit and choose the mean between deficiency and excess. An example would be if I were given the opportunity to help someone on a…

It’s a well-known scenario: A bus is rushing out of control toward a person and a dog. You only have time to save either the dog or the person, and the other will inevitably die. Who would you choose? In our society dominated with speciesism, the answer seems relatively obvious to most people: save the human, a member of our own species. However, it turns out that distinction may be blurring. According to a recent study by Topolski, 40.2% of participants chose to save their pet over a foreign…

Consumption categories are formed mainly on the basis of the commodities involved. Broadly speaking there are two categories: Food and non-food consumption. (a)Consumption to gratify hunger and thirst needs is food consumption. (b) The consumption that is not related to the above but meant for satisfaction of health, education, travel and recreational needs is regarded as non-food consumption 1.2 Nature of Consumption The dynamic nature of human needs gives consumption a dynamic character. Human…

being a vegetarian is no more than a fad that just gives the illusion of making a change. It is a harsh reality, but animal cruelty, climate change, and health problems would not cease to exist if a small amount of the population maintained their vegetarianism, or even if all humans became vegetarian. Society’s current problems run a lot deeper than just eating meat. Being ideological is not a bad thing, but change will only come when real solutions based on research are presented and…

Evangelical Protestants maintain influence in American democracy due to their size and involvement in government. One third of Americans are considered to be evangelical Christians. Evangelical Protestants adhere to a strict moral code and place a strong emphasis on the importance of family values. As a result, they object to gay marriage, stem cell research, and abortion. Evangelicals are firm in their beliefs and form pluralist groups like the National Association of Evangelicals, the Family…

What is the act that people from all around the globe share? They share the act of eating, most importantly eating meat in all its forms whether it be beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and more less common ones depending on the geographic area. This may give some people heart attacks or cause even a few to faint from the shock, but there are people gracing this earth who don’t enjoy or have interest in the act of eating meat at all. Their mouths don’t start salivating when they see a barbeque rib;…

Sectarianism is a major problem Lebanon has been suffering since a while now. The civil war and the explosions that are still happening till today are just a minor effect of this dilemma. People think that frequent blackouts, water shortage, explosions, and garbage are the vital problems endangering our lives; and they are in their own way, but as a matter of fact they are only insignificant issues in comparison with Sectarianism. Rebecca Solnit (2010) said in her story “A Paradise Built in…

John Brown’s Raid In October 1859 the abolitionist Brown resurfaced in the East. Since the Pottawatomie Massacre held a furtive existence by earning money and weapons from New England sympathizers. His commitment to abolish the wicked sin and promote racial equality created a fever within the abolitionists. Brown was one of the rare Whites that committed their lives to the black people and lived among them. He believed that he was a powerful tool of God. In carrying out his mission, on October…

Communism is known to be a political theory that advocates class war and leads to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Communism if often seen bad by Americans because that is what the bourgeoisie teach us proletarians to believe. The bourgeoisie are people of a higher class than the proletarians that own the means of production and hire employees of wage laborers. Proletarians are the middle class people who…