Veganism as an Aspiration

Gruen, Lori; Jones, Robert C.

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199353903.003.0010

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“…The implications of various arguments against consuming animals and animal products might be far‐reaching. As Gruen and Jones () note, the lifestyle that some such arguments point to might not be enactable by creatures like us. They focus on veganism, but the same might be true of other consumption practices—locavorism, no‐GMOs, and so forth.…”

Section: Individuals' Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Food Ethics II: Consumption and obesity

Barnhill

Doggett

2018

Philosophy Compass

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Section: Individuals' Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Food Ethics II: Consumption and obesity

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Doggett

2018

Philosophy Compass

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“…Indeed, they might even find the labels I am using— default vegetarianism and default veganism —oxymoronic. This section critically engages with their perspective drawing on some work from Lori Gruen and Robert C. Jones ( 2016 ).…”

Section: From Clean Hands To Defaultsmentioning

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Default Vegetarianism and Veganism

Perrine

2021

J Agric Environ Ethics

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This paper describes a pair of dietary practices I label default vegetarianism and default veganism . The basic idea is that one adopts a default of adhering to vegetarian and vegan diets, with periodic exceptions. While I do not exhaustively defend either of these dietary practices as morally required, I do suggest that they are more promising than other dietary practices that are normally discussed like strict veganism and vegetarianism. For they may do a better job of striking a balance between normative concerns about contemporary farming practices and competing considerations of life. Additionally, I argue that framing discussions in terms of defaults is useful for various reasons: it helps organize agreements and disagreements, it more accurately reflects the way people conceptualize their dietary practices, and it presents a more dialectically effective view.

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“…Therefore, Lori Gruen and Robert C. Jones argue that veganism is not an identity or a lifestyle that bestows “clean hands” upon consumers. Rather, it should be understood as a goal or aspiration (Gruen & Jones, 2015).…”

Section: Veganismmentioning

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Ethical consumerism: Veganism

Beck

Ladwig

2020

WIREs Climate Change

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In this article, we review an array of positions in the contemporary literature that concern the moral reasons for vegan consumerism. We situate veganism within the broader field of ethical consumerism, present a variety of motivations and justifications for veganism, and discuss criticisms of vegan consumerism. The arguments presented in the article ultimately pertain to the question of whether concerns for animals, human rights, or climate justice entail strong moral reasons to adopt a vegan lifestyle. Additionally, we address issues of particular relevance for political philosophy, such as whether organized vegan consumer campaigns are a politically legitimate means to strive for structural change. We hope to show that there are anthropocentric, as well as animal‐centered, reasons that speak in favor of radically reformed human–animal relations, including diets that are at least predominantly plant‐based. This article is categorized under: Climate, Nature, and Ethics > Ethics and Climate Change

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Veganism as an Aspiration

Cited by 34 publications

References 6 publications

Food Ethics II: Consumption and obesity

Food Ethics II: Consumption and obesity

Default Vegetarianism and Veganism

Ethical consumerism: Veganism

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