What Makes Diets Political? Moral Foundations and the Left-Wing-Vegan Connection.
Though meat-consumption is known to be a key factor in environmental damage, veganism and vegetarianism are still perceived to be left-wing-phenomena, ironically not penetrating to those who hold ideologies of conservation. Logical contradictions and historical counter-examples cast doubt on a subst...
| Publicado en: | Social Justice Research Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 18 - 53 |
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