Tag: vegan
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Where lies the burden of proof for eating meat?
Philosophers often talk about the “burden of proof.” What it means if you have the burden of proof is that you, not the other person, have the burden of proving that you’re right. In other words you need to provide the arguments and evidence in support of your position. Where the moral permissibility of meat-eating…
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Don’t you just love farmers’ markets in the summer?
My title pretty much sums up how I feel about farmers’ markets when they have the local grown seasonal veggies that have just been picked fresh from the ground. I love the way summer markets reflect the natural rhythm of local produce. Back in June I had freshly picked Ontario strawberries from Heeman’s, a local…
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Yummy summer salad for the long weekend (or any weekend)
We’re gearing up for a long weekend here in Ontario. The weather is promising to be spectacular and I thought it might be good to talk about watermelon salad recipes. Have you tried watermelon salad? Well if not, here we go. I hadn’t ventured there either, but a couple of weeks ago I was trying…
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Kindness Matters
kindness noun /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ the quality of being kind kind adjective /kaɪnd/ generous, helpful, and thinking about other people’s feelings (from the Cambridge Dictionary) When vegans talk about their stance towards non-human animals, they often offer thoughts about the importance of kindness and compassion. The slogan “Kindness Matters” comes up a lot, and it is not…
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Why “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace Is My Favourite Essay
In 2003, Gourmet Magazine sent David Foster Wallace to do a story on the Maine Lobster Festival (MLF). The resulting article, “Consider the Lobster,” appeared in August 2004. In my view it’s one of the best pieces of non-fiction writing to question the ideology of eating animals, in this case lobster, ever written. It starts…
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Welcome to Vegan. Practically.
Welcome to Vegan. Practically. I’m Tracy Isaacs, a philosophy professor, author, co-founder of and blogger at Fit Is a Feminist Issue, and, since 2011, vegan, if sometimes imperfectly so, for ethical reasons. I offer this blog as an invitation to anyone who is curious, considering, or already committed to making lifestyle and eating choices guided…
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