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Veganism, Animal Welfare, and Causal Impotence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Proponents of the utilitarian animal welfare argument (AWA) for veganism maintain that it is reasonable to expect that adopting a vegan diet will decrease animal suffering. In this paper I argue otherwise.
Kahn, Samuel
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The influence of a maternal vegan diet on carnitine and vitamin B2 concentrations in human milk

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2023
BackgroundThe maternal diet greatly influences the nutritional composition of human milk. With the rise of vegan diets by lactating mothers, there are concerns about the nutritional adequacy of their milk.
Hannah G. Juncker   +16 more
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Advocating for a Political Vegan Feminism: A Rebuttal to Val Plumwood and Donna Haraway’s Criticisms of Ethical Veganism

open access: yesRelations
This paper highlights the vital connection between intersectional ecofeminism and veganism as profound ethical and political practices. It critically engages with the ideas of feminist philosophers Val Plumwood and Donna Haraway, revealing how their ...
Andrea Natan Feltrin
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A Millennial Methodology? Autoethnographic Research in Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Punk and Activist Communities

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2019
In a recent MailOnline article, CLEARY described millennials as "entitled, narcissistic, self-interested, unfocussed and lazy" (2017, n.p.). The language echoed DELAMONT's (2007) critique of autoethnography, an approach to research that examines the ...
Nathan David Stephens Griffin   +1 more
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The Place of Meat in Dietary Policy: An Exploration of the Animal/Plant Divide

open access: yesMeat and Muscle Biology, 2020
The virtues of ‘plant-based’ eating are commonly extolled in public and academic discourse, in particular in post-industrial countries and exceedingly so on a global level.
Adele H. Hite, Frédéric Leroy
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Yoga, Ahimsa and Consuming Animals: UK Yoga Teachers’ Beliefs about Farmed Animals and Attitudes to Plant-Based Diets

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Yoga is a holistic discipline originating in ancient India. Yoga has links with Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism based on a shared philosophical framework of unity with all beings and belief in ahimsa, meaning non-harming.
Jenny L. Mace, Steven P. McCulloch
doaj   +1 more source

The Ethical Basis for Veganism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This chapter examines the ethical case that can be mounted for veganism. Because there has been comparatively little discussion in ethics focused directly on veganism, the central aim of this chapter is threefold: to orient readers to (some of) the most ...
McPherson, Tristram
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Health, ethics and environment: A qualitative study of vegetarian motivations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This qualitative study explored the motivations of vegetarians by means of online ethnographic research with participants in an international message board. The researcher participated in discussions on the board, gathered responses to questions from 33
Adams   +37 more
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The Benefits and Concerns of Veganism in Women\u27s Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
There are many health benefits of consuming a vegan diet. It is associated with a decreased incidence of obesity, cardiovascular disease, type two diabetes, and a variety of cancers. Despite its numerous benefits, there are several concerns for consumers
Hester, Elisa R
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Speciesistic Veganism: An Anthropocentric Argument [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The paper proposes an anthropocentric argument for veganism based on a speciesistic premise that most carnists likely affirm: human flourishing should be promoted. I highlight four areas of human suffering promoted by a carnistic diet: (1) health dangers
A Arluke   +19 more
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