Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger: And Other Questions People Ask Vegans

Colb, Sherry F. (Author); Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff (Foreword by)

ISBN 10: 1590563840 / ISBN 13: 9781590563847

Published by Lantern Books, Brooklyn, New York, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mind If I Order the Cheeseburger: And Other Questions People Ask Vegans
• Publisher: Lantern Books, Brooklyn, New York
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590563840
• ISBN 13: 9781590563847
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Used Book

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Synopsis

What about plants? Don't animals eat other animals? There are no perfect vegans, so why bother? If you're vegan, how many times have you been asked these, and other similarly challenging, questions from non-vegans? Using humor and reason, Sherry F. Colb takes these questions at face value and also delves deeply into the motivations behind them, coming up with answers that are not only intelligent but insightful about human nature. Through examples, case studies, and clear-eyed logic, she provides arguments for everything from why veganism is compatible with the world's major religions to why vegetarianism is not enough. In the end, she shows how it is possible for vegans and non-vegans to engage in a mutually beneficial conversation without descending into counterproductive name-calling, and to work together to create a more hospitable world for human animals and non-human animals alike.

About the Author

Sherry F. Colb is the C.S. Wong Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. She was a member of the Rutgers University School of Law faculty in Newark when she joined the Cornell faculty and has also held the position of Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and Columbia Law School.