Essays about: "veganism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the word veganism.

  1. 1. In Defense of Consuming Animal Products : How Human Suffering Can Justify the Consumption of Animal Products in Developed Countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Dennis Magyari Djerdj; [2024]
    Keywords : Animal Ethics; Applied Ethics; Ethics; Veganism; Eating Meat; Animal Products; Consuming; Against Veganism; Defending Meat Consumption; Animal Welfare;

    Abstract : Within the area of animal ethics, there has been ongoing discussion around whether people in developed countries are justified in consuming animal based products or not, some argue that we are, and some argue that we aren't. In this paper I present a kind of middle-way position in response to the ongoing discussion, in which I argue that a decent chunk of a population in developed countries are justified in consuming certain animal products, but only so far as the exclusion of these animal based products would cause harm to the boycotter. READ MORE

  3. 2. Farming without animals? The outlook for Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture as an alternative approach to food production in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Kevin Edberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture; Multi-level Perspective; Sustainable transitions; Agri-food system; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Conventional agriculture and animal husbandry are leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions,environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss. Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture (BVA) is an approach that aims to address the concerns of modern agriculture and provide a sustainable and ethical alternative. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Slow Spread of Environmentally Friendly Action : An agent-based model simulation of social networks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Till Kolligs; [2023]
    Keywords : network analysis; agent based model; tipping point; climate action; complex contagion; vegetarianism;

    Abstract : The adoptation of environmentally friendly behaviour is rather slow, although the climate crisis is pressing. This thesis aims to understand the slow adoption of environmentally friendly behaviour, specifically focusing on vegetarianism and veganism, by employing social network analysis. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Representation of Vegans and Veganism in the British Press : A Corpus Linguistics Analysis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Roger Santallusia Lloan; [2023]
    Keywords : Veganism; British press; Corpus;

    Abstract : Through the use of corpus linguistics, this paper examines the representation of veganism in four of the British newspapers with higher circulation. The method used is Corpus linguistics analysis, which is a useful tool to isolate sentences in which specific words are mentioned and therefore facilitates further analysis and comparison of these. READ MORE

  6. 5. HOW CAN DIGITAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS BE USED TO AFFECT DIETARY BEHAVIOR?

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Elias Lichtenstein; Tom Nyström; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital Behavior Change Intervention DBCI ; Diet; Veganism; Sustainability;

    Abstract : This paper explores the usage of digital behavior change applied to veganism by applying various concepts from different behavior change models. These models are used as a basis to create several intervention posts that are presented to participants over a period of 8 days via the medium of Instagram. READ MORE