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The symbolism of meat-eating is never neutral. To himself, the meat-eater seems to be eating life. To the vegetarian, he seems to be eating death. There is a kind of gestalt-shift between the two positions which makes it hard to change, and hard to raise questions on the matter at all without becoming embattled.
Related Authors: Mary Midgley | Animals | Why They Matter
Related Topics: conflict, ethics, philosophy, vegetarian, vegetarianism
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