Right to Vegetarianism

This book argues that vegetarian and vegan people should be guaranteed the right to eat according to their beliefs. The author claims that the right to vegetarianism is backed by the human and civil rights recognized in the constitutions of several nations.

The first half of the book is based on the history of the main philosophical issues involved in eating plant food, from Phytagoras to Francione, while the second part is intended to compare different western legal systems and their report with human and animal rights.

The Right to Vegetarianism represents a cross between animal and human rights and also serves as a proposal to support veganism from a different approach: not just as an animal right not yet recognized by the law, but also as a human right, already enforced by the law.

List of contents

Introduction
1. From Human Rights To Animal Rights
2. The Legal Framework of Relations between Human and Nonhuman Animals
3. Nonhumans' Right to Life and Vegetarianism in Positive Law
Conclusion
Bibliography
Sitography

About the author

By Carlo Prisco

Summary

This book argues that vegetarian and vegan people should be guaranteed the right to eat according to their beliefs. The author claims that the right to vegetarianism is backed by the human and civil rights recognized in the constitutions of several nations.

Product details

• Authors: Carlo Prisco, Prisco Carlo
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780761868668
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6866-8
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Food & society, Ethics and moral philosophy, Civil rights & citizenship, Cultural studies: food and society, Civics and citizenship