{"product_id":"animal-deliberation-von-jan-deckers","title":"Animal (De)liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Jan Deckers addresses the most crucial question that people must deliberate in relation to how we should treat other animals: whether we should eat animal products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people object to the consumption of animal products from the conviction that it inflicts pain, suffering, and death upon animals. This book argues that a convincing ethical theory cannot be based on these important concerns: rather, it must focus on our interest in human health. Tending to this interest demands not only that we extend speciesism-the attribution of special significance to members of our own species merely because they belong to the same species as ourself-towards nonhuman animals, but also that we safeguard the integrity of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this light, projects that aim to engineer the genetic material of animals to reduce their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecapacities to feel pain and to suffer are morally suspect. The same applies to projects that aim to develop in-vitro flesh, even if the production of such flesh should be welcomed on other grounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theory proposed in this book is accompanied by a political goal, the 'vegan project',\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich strives for a qualified ban on the consumption of animal products. Deckers also provides empirical evidence that some support for this goal exists already, and his analysis of the views of others-including those of slaughterhouse workers-reveals that the vegan project stands firm in spite of public opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany charges have been pressed against vegan diets, including: that they alienate human beings from nature; that they increase human food security concerns; and that they are unsustainable. Deckers argues that these charges are legitimate in some cases, but that, in many situations, vegan diets are actually superior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who remain doubtful, the book also contains an appendix that considers whether vegan diets might actually be nutritionally adequate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781909188839\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShould the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9781909188839","offer_id":57691417084229,"sku":"9781909188839","price":41.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/5df2bb00-697f-4ca5-971e-626c87039dae.jpg?v=1776226515","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/animal-deliberation-von-jan-deckers","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}