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A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism
Andrew F Smith
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Description for A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism
Paperback. Drawing on research in plant science, systems ecology, environmental philosophy, and cultural anthropology, Andrew F. Smith shatters the distinction between vegetarianism and omnivorism. The book outlines the implications that these manufactured distinctions have for how we view food and ourselves as eaters. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
Drawing on research in plant science, systems ecology, environmental philosophy, and cultural anthropology, Andrew F. Smith shatters the distinction between vegetarianism and omnivorism. The book outlines the implications that these manufactured distinctions have for how we view food and ourselves as eaters.
Drawing on research in plant science, systems ecology, environmental philosophy, and cultural anthropology, Andrew F. Smith shatters the distinction between vegetarianism and omnivorism. The book outlines the implications that these manufactured distinctions have for how we view food and ourselves as eaters.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349717088
SKU
V9781349717088
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Ref
99-15
About Andrew F Smith
Andrew F. Smith is an assistant professor of English and philosophy at Drexel University, USA. His current research is in environmental philosophy and social and political philosophy. His first book is The Deliberative Impulse: Motivating Discourse in Divided Societies (2011), and he has published broadly on rationality, religion in the public sphere, biblical literalism, homelessness, and food deserts.
Reviews for A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism
Smith offers a powerful and careful argument that contests moral, philosophical, and cultural arguments for vegetarianism and veganism. This is a beautifully readable work. The author's openness to his own struggles and his reflexivity about the processes by which he has reached his conclusions make it easy to follow along. At the same time Smith requires readers to reflect and ... Read more