Food for thought : the debate over eating meat /
Sapontzis, S. F.(Steve F.)
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books,
2004.
Includes bibliographical references.
section 1: A controversy with a long past.  A very brief history of philosophical vegetarianism and its influence / Daniel Dombrowski -- section 2: What anthropology and medicine have to tell us about eating meat.  What is our natural diet, and should we really care? / Randall Collura -- Vegetarianism : the healthy alternative / Neal Barnard and Kristine Kieswer -- Nutritional risks of vegan diets / Johanna T. Dwyer and Franklin M. Loew -- section 3: The recent philosophical debate over the moral status of animals and its implications for our diet.  The basic argument for vegetarianism / James Rachels -- The conscientious carnivore / Roger Scruton -- The right not to be eaten / Evelyn B. Pluhar -- Animal liberation : vegetarianism as protest / Peter Singer -- Utilitarianism and moral vegetarianism again : protest or effectiveness? / R.G. Frey -- Why it's wrong to eat animals raised and slaughtered for food / Bart Gruzalski -- Vegetarianism and the ethics of virtue / Stephen R.L. Clark -- A critique of the alleged moral basis of vegetarianism / Carl Cohen -- section 4: Traditional and contemporary religious teachings about our relation to animals.  The Jewish diet and vegetarianism / Roberta Kalechofsky -- Christians are what Christians eat / Tom Regan -- The theological debate about meat eating / Andrew Linzey -- The consumption of animals and the Catholic tradition / John Berkman -- Is vegetarianism un-Islamic? / Richard C. Foltz -- Eastern religions and the eating of meat / James Gaffney -- Ask your brother for forgiveness : animal respect in Native American traditions / Rod Preece -- section 5: The feminist debate over the relation between the treatment of animals and of women.  The sexual politics of meat / Carol J. Adams -- A paradox of ethical vegetarianism : unfairness to women and children / Kathryn Paxton George -- Contextual moral vegetarianism / Deane Curtin -- Empathy and vegetarian commitments / Lori Gruen -- section 6: The environmental debate over respecting predatory nature and protecting animals.  Bambi lovers versus tree huggers / Ned Hettinger -- Vegetarianism, predation, and respect for nature / Jennifer Everett -- Moderation, morals, and meat / Frederick Ferre -- Vegetarianism and ecofeminism : toppling patriarchy with a fork / Marti Kheel -- section 7: Which is more important, respecting cultural diversity or protecting animals?  Animals and ecology : toward a better integration / Val Plumwood -- Subsistence hunting / Gary L. Comstock.
Vegetarianism.