Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger [electronic resource] : And Other Questions People Ask Vegans

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colb, Sherry F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veganism.

Vegans.

Vegetarians.

Local Subjects:

Veganism.

Vegans.

Vegetarians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Other Title:

Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger

Place of Publication:

: Lantern Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What about plants? Don't animals eat other animals? There are no perfect vegans, so why bother? If you're vegan, how many times have you been asked these, and other similarly challenging, questions from non-vegans? Using humor and reason, Sherry F. Colb takes these questions at face value and also delves deeply into the motivations behind them, coming up with answers that are not only intelligent but insightful about human nature. Through examples, case studies, and clear-eyed logic, she provides arguments for everything from why veganism is compatible with the world's major religions to why v

Contents:

""Cover Page""; ""Praise for Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger?""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""The Simple Case For Veganism""; ""The Questions That Follow""; ""Animals Are Sentient""; ""Is Killing Animals Okay?""; ""What If Plants Were Sentient?""; ""WHAT ABOUT PLANTS?""; ""Potential Anxiety in Considering Veganism""; ""Why the AA Analogy Doesn't Work""; ""WHAT ABOUT PLEASURE IN EATING?""; ""Do Vegans Get Enough Protein?""; ""Do Vegans Get Enough Calcium?""; ""Can Pregnant Women Be Vegan?""

""Getting Enough Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D""""Preventing Cancer, Heart Disease, and Diabetes""; ""WHAT ABOUT HUMAN HEALTH?""; ""Animal Flesh Versus Animal Products""; ""The Suffering Inherent in Dairy""; """Disposable Male Babies"""; ""Reproductive Slavery""; ""One Meal at a Time""; ""WHY NOT JUST BE VEGETARIAN?""; ""Sharing Fundamental Beliefs and Values""; ""What We Can Learn From the Gay Rights Movement""; ""The Vegan at the Dinner Table""; ""MIND IF I ORDER THE CHEESEBURGER?""; ""Concrete, Visible Victims Versus Abstract, Hidden Victims""; ""The Law of Supply and Demand""

""Case Study 1: Animal Torture Videos""""Case Study 2: Child Pornography""; ""Taking Responsibility for Harm""; ""AREN'T THE ANIMALS DEAD ALREADY ANYWAY?""; ""Similiarities Between Abortion and Animal Consumption""; ""Differences Between Abortion and Animal Consumption""; ""The Pregnant Woman's Unique Dilemma""; ""The Ethical Vegan's Dilemma""; ""ARE YOU AGAINST ABORTION?""; ""The Two Lion Arguments""; ""The "Natural" Argument""; ""The Reciprocity Argument""; ""Moral Agents and Moral Patients""; ""The Necessity Argument""; ""DON'T ANIMALS EAT OTHER ANIMALS?""; ""Human Exceptionalism""

""Judaism and Animal Rights""""Violence and Compassion in the Bible""; ""Jewish Dietary Laws""; ""DOESN'T GOD VALUE US MORE THAN THE OTHER ANIMALS?""; ""Traditions of Gratitude and Apology""; ""A Non-Indigenous Analogue of Gratitude and Apology""; """The Noble Hunter"""; ""BUT DON'T INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EAT ANIMALS?""; """Humane" Animal Farming Measures""; ""The Temple Grandin Phenomenon""; ""The Fallacy of "Humane" or Organic Farms""; ""The Betrayal of Animals""; ""The Harm of Specialty Animal Products""; ""WHAT ABOUT "HUMANELY RAISED" ANIMAL PRODUCTS?""; ""Why Domestic Animals Exist""

""The Hypothetical Case of Betty and Joan""""When Large Numbers Do and Do Not Signal "Success"""; ""Survival of the Least "Fit"""; ""The Extinction of Domestication""; ""IF WE ALL BECOME VEGAN, WON'T FARMED ANIMALS DISAPPEAR?""; ""Why Imperfection Is Not an Argument""; ""Why Choosing Animal Consumption Matters""; ""Reducing Incidental Deaths""; ""The Trouble with Sugar""; ""The Trouble with Bees""; ""The Three Imperfections""; ""THERE ARE NO PERFECT VEGANS, SO WHY BOTHER?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Why Do People Ask Vegans So Many Questions?""; """Stereotype Threat"""; ""A Valuable Opportunity""

""Acknowledgments""

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ISBN:

1-59056-383-2

OCLC:

858762662