Raw veganism : the philosophy of the human / Carlo Alvaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alvaro, Carlo, 1974- author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment

Routledge studies in food, society and environment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veganism--Philosophy.

Veganism.

Raw foods.

Diet--Moral and ethical aspects.

Diet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2020]

Summary:

Human beings are getting fatter and sicker. As we question what we eat and why we eat it, this book argues that living well involves consuming a raw vegan diet. With eating healthfully and eating ethically being simpler said than done, this book argues that the best solution to health, environmental, and ethical problems concerning animals is raw veganism--the human diet. The human diet is what humans are naturally designed to eat, and that is, a raw vegan diet of fruit, tender leafy greens, and occasionally nuts and seeds. While veganism raises challenging questions over the ethics of consuming animal products, while also considering the environmental impact of the agriculture industry, raw veganism goes a step further and argues that consuming cooked food is also detrimental to our health and the environment. Cooking foods allows us to eat food that is not otherwise fit for human consumption and in an age that promotes eating foods in moderation' and having balanced' diets, this raises the question of why we are eating foods that should only be consumed in moderation at all, as moderation clearly implies they aren't good for us. In addition, from an environmental perspective, the use of stoves, ovens and microwaves for cooking contributes significantly to energy consumption and cooking in general generates excessive waste of food and resources. Thus, this book maintains that living well and living a noble life, that is, good physical and moral health, requires consuming a raw vegan diet. Exploring the scientific and philosophical aspects of raw veganism, this novel book is essential reading for all interested in promoting ethical, healthful, and sustainable diets.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Notes

1. The ethics of veganism

The ineffectiveness of moral theories

Moral theories and veganism

Animals and rights

Some theoretical problems

Ethical theories are for philosophers not for people

Procedural moral theories and bare virtue ethics

Virtue ethics

Virtues and vices

Bare virtue ethics

Conclusion

2. There is more than animal suffering

Aesthetic-based argument

Integrity-based argument

Gustatory-based argument

3. In vitro meat

Is cultured meat a solution to animal suffering and environmental degradation?

Lab-grown meat and ethics

Ethical veganism and lab-grown meat

The plight of animals

Lab-grown human meat

4. Ethical veganism: What it is, what it is not, and what it should be

What is veganism?

Plant-based diets

What veganism is not

Misconceptions about veganism

What it should be

5. Raw veganism: The human diet

Raw and veganism

What's next: we have to save veganism

6. Education and abolition

Price increase

Legal ban on the production and sales of animal products

Further objections

Moral education

Veganarchism

7. Raw veganism and children

Should vegan parents raise their children on an animal-based diet?

Health concerns

Social concerns

On the equal strength of 4) and moral reasons for veganism

8. Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-300396-6

1-003-00396-6

1-000-03794-0

9781003003960

OCLC:

1139906556