E se tornar-se vegano não fosse um sacrifício, mas uma expansão natural daquilo em que você já acredita, que já sente e deseja para si e para o mundo? Em Animais belos e famintos, o filósofo Matthew Halteman desmonta a ideia de que o veganismo é uma renúncia árdua e apresenta uma visão luminosa, generosa e profundamente humana desse caminho. Combinando narrativa pessoal, humor, filosofia prática e um olhar afetuoso sobre o cotidiano, Halteman propõe que "ir se tornando vegano" — em vez de ...

A new approach to going vegan "as a joyful celebration of life on this planet" (Bryant Terry) that is a gateway into a better life for us all“Start here, start now. Here’s a book worth sharing and talking about. Better is possible.”—Seth Godin, author of The Song of SignificancePerhaps you’ve looked at factory farming or climate change and thought, I should become a vegan. And like most people who think that, very probably you have...

A heartfelt, humane, and even hilarious account of why rule-obsessed veganism fails and how a focus on flourishing can bring about an abundant future for allIn Hungry Beautiful Animals, philosopher Matthew C. Halteman shows us how—despite all the forces arrayed against going vegan—we can create an abundant life for everyone without using animals for food. Going vegan must be about flourishing, not shaming and blaming ourselves.Hungry Beautiful ...

Veterinarians serve on the front lines working to prevent animal suffering and abuse. For centuries, their compassion and expertise have improved the quality of life and death for animals in their care. However, modern interest in animal rights has led more and more people to ask questions about the ethical considerations that lie behind common veterinary practices. This Common Threads volume, drawn from articles originally published in the Journal of Animal Ethics (JAE), offers v...

Everyone is talking about food. Chefs are celebrities. "Locavore" and "freegan" have earned spots in the dictionary. Popular books and films about food production and consumption are exposing the unintended consequences of the standard American diet. Questions about the principles and values that ought to guide decisions about dinner have become urgent for moral, ecological, and health-related reasons. In Philosophy Comes to Dinner, twelve philosophers—some leading voices, some in...