Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism, Again
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Peter Singer, in his essay "Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism" (Philosoohv and Public Affairs, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 325-37),1 has gone some distance toward clarifying his view of the utilitarian case for the ob ligation to be vegetarian. The fact that this clearer statement of his position was prompted, at least in part, by an essay of mine ("Utilitarianism, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights," Philosophy and Public Affairs, vol. 9, no. 4, 305-324) provides me with some assurance that my own essay was not entirely idle, and though I am tempted to leave matters stand at that, there are a few points in Singer's essay that constrain me to offer this brief reply. My remarks fall into three cate gories: (1) Misunderstandings; (2) The coherence of utilitarianism; and (3) Singer's attempt to base vegetarianism on utility.
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