Hungry beautiful animals : the joyful case for going vegan / Matthew C. Halteman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halteman, Matthew C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veganism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Veganism.

Meat animals--Moral and ethical aspects.

Meat animals.

Physical Description:

viii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2024.

Summary:

"A heartfelt, humane, and even hilarious account of why rule-obsessed veganism fails and how a focus on flourishing can bring about an abundant future for all. Perhaps you've looked at factory farming or climate change and thought, I should become a vegan. And like most people who think that, very probably you haven't. Why? Well, in our world, roast turkey emanates gratitude, steak confers virility, and chicken soup represents a mother's love. Against that, simply swapping meat for plants won't work. In Hungry Beautiful Animals, philosopher Matthew C. Halteman shows us how-despite all the forces arrayed against going vegan-we can create an abundant life for everyone without using animals for food. It might seem that moral rectitude or environmental judgement should do the trick, but they can't. Going vegan must be about flourishing, for all life. Shame and blame don't lead to flourishing. We must do it with joy instead. Hungry Beautiful Animals is more than philosophy: it's a book of action, of forgiveness, of love. Funny and wise, this book frees us joyfully to want what we already know we need"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Hungry beautiful animals

Part I Illumination: The need for the new vegan normal. Vegan or bust: A world in crisis

Anything but vegan: A world in denial

The vegan imagination: Your standard moral outlook, expanded!

Part II Imagination: The joyful abundance of a new vegan normal. Human beings: Toward flourishing selves and just communities

Animals: Toward expanded consciousness of creaturely flourishing

Earthlings: Toward flourishing together in our common home

Part III Motivation: Living well toward a new vegan normal. Aspiration: Goals for our own vegan good

Discipline: Spiritual exercises for going vegan

Transformation: Good vegan living

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Resources for exploring plant-based nutrition

Appendix B: Decadent cashew coconut cream tiramisu (vegan)

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781541602052

1541602056

OCLC:

1426762346

Publisher Number:

90100664732