Why I'm Vegan, What I know, What I Don't Know, and Why All of That Matters
I used to be one for flashy attention-grabbing sentences and so on but I'm really not feeling that kind of thing these days so I'm just gonna jump right into it. Why I Went Vegan I think the fact of my relationship to philosophy was crucial in my becoming vegan. I think a class introducing me to rigorous studies of ethical thought is a big part of what prepared me for when I first learned about animal ethics. Deontology and utilitarianism were among the primary three categories we were taught (along with virtue ethics). Obviously, all three seemed to have things going for them and flaws. But the point is that I was introduced to them. Whether they encompassed all of ethical thought didn't matter; they do seem together to comprise a large portion of how we think ethically. I've since learned care ethics is a growing view in normative ethics, but more on that later. The other sense in which the fact of my relationship to philosophy was crucial was the simple fact...