A Moral Duty to Eat Animals? | Nick Zangwill

About this episode

Philosopher Nick Zangwill argues that eating animals is a moral duty based on their purpose.

Is eating animals a moral duty? Philosopher Nick Zangwill says yes, and the argument is more rigorous than you'd expect: Farm animals are created for a purpose, and failing to eat them is a failure to respect that purpose. More from Nick YouTube Read His Essay on Moral Duty to Eat Animals Follow Peter Boghossian Here .

People in this episode

Host: Peter Boghossian

Guest: Nick Zangwill

Topics covered

• morality
• eating animals
• philosophy
• animal rights
• ethical consumption

Keywords

• moral duty
• eating animals
• Nick Zangwill
• philosophy
• animal purpose

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