Abstract
Some vegans eat meat. These vegans are called “bivalve vegans”. Bivalve vegans argue that it is permissible for vegans to consume bivalves, such as oysters. Hence, bivalve vegans are also known as “ostrovegans”. Bivalve veganism is discussed on social media, such as Medium.com. These discussions reveal three prominent arguments in favour of bivalve veganism. First, there is the nutritional argument, which claims that bivalve consumption has nutritional value. Second, there is the environmental argument, which asserts that farming bivalves is beneficial to the environment. Lastly, there is the philosophical argument, which claims that it is permissible to consume bivalves because they do not feel pain. This is the argument that interests me. However, although bivalve veganism has been mentioned in the philosophical literature, neither bivalve veganism nor the philosophical argument for bivalve veganism has been considered in any depth. To remedy this, I clarify the philosophical argument for bivalve veganism in a rigorous and philosophical manner.
Presenters
Luike MalikAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, CME, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
BIVALVE VEGANISM; BIVALVES; FOOD; FOOD ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY; VEGANISM
