Peter Singer is a moral philosopher. He approaches ethical issues from a utilitarian and vegetarian stand view. In his essay, Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism, he argues that people who follow and apply the principles of utility should be vegetarians. Singer discuss and argues multiple points that back up his perspective on this topic. Singer believes that if one accept that pain is morally bad, then eating meat is bad on the grounds that it causes pain to animals. With that, Singer has four key
products and the inhumane treatment of animals on factory farms around the globe. For clarification, a vegan is an individual who makes a conscious effort not consume any animal products, whether it be food, personal products, or cosmetics. Peter Singer, Gary Steiner, and Bill McKibben are three authors who have chosen to take a stance on the pro-vegan side of the debate. In their essays, they discuss the treatment of animals on factory
Essay 4: Death Penalty There is an ongoing debate going on in the country wether or not the death penalty should still be used as punishment for criminals who have committed serious crimes, mostly those who have committed murder or something similar. Louis P. Pojman attempts to defend the use of the death penalty in his article titled “In Defense of the Death Penalty”. It was very interesting to read Louis' perspective on the death penalty. Pojman provided many reasons as to why criminals such