Essays about: "Causal impotence"

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  1. 1. The Replaceability Argument : An evaluation of a utilitarian argument for the permissibility of purchasing meat

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för praktisk filosofi

    Author : Hampus Gunnarsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Ethics; Utilitarianism; Animal ethics; Consequentialism; Causal impotence; Vegetarianism; Etik; Utilitarism; Djuretik; Konsekventialism; Kausal impotens; Vegetarianism;

    Abstract : The thesis is an evaluation of a utilitarian argument for the permissibility of purchasing meat. The argument, which I call the replaceability argument, rests on four premises: 1. Meat purchases cause animals to be brought into existence. 2. READ MORE