Tag Archive for 'ethics'
Oprah, Kevin Rose, and the Vegan “Challenge”
Published May 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized. 4 Comments Tags: challenge, Ethics, kevin rose, oprah, philosophy, twitter, vegan.So Oprah Winfrey’s joined the list of celebs taking the vegan challenge.
From the PETA files:
Inspired by the book Quantum Wellness, by Kathy Freston, Oprah’s going to be cutting all the meat, dairy, and eggs out of her diet in an effort to live a healthy, cruelty-free lifestyle.
According to Peta (the original quote’s now gone from [...]
Harvard Philosophy: Facing Animals
Published May 17th, 2007 in veg'nism and video. 0 Comments Tags: Animal Rights, Ethics, Harvard, Philiosphy, vegan, vegetarian.Full video from a panel at Harvard on April 24th, 2007.
Stop Global Warming: Eat Vegetables
Published February 7th, 2007 in veg'nism. 0 Comments Tags: Climate Change, Environment, Ethics, Global Warming, Green, vegan, vegetarian.I’m often asked whether I’m a vegetarian because of ethical concerns about the treatment of animals (i.e., that we kill them) or for health reasons (because, I suppose you could argue, the animals humans eat kill us).
The easy answer is yes. And also for environmental reasons. That’s the one people don’t even think to ask [...]
