03004cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500530015726400510021030000470026133600260030833700260033433800360036050000310039650505740042750802000100152013540120153400450255565300180260085600430261899900170266149949UtSlPG20260610134140.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a06041745  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTX1 aSalt, Henry S.,d1851-193914aThe Logic of Vegetarianism: Essays and Dialogues 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-09-120 aPreface -- Introductory -- Why "vegetarian"? -- The raison d'être of vegetarianism -- The past and present of vegetarianism -- Structural evidence -- The appeal to nature -- The humanitarian argument -- Palliations and sophistries -- The consistency trick -- The degradation of the butcher -- The æsthetic argument -- The hygienic argument -- Digestion -- Conditions of climate -- Flesh meat and morals -- The economic argument -- Doubts and difficulties -- Bible and beef -- The flesh-eater's kith and kin -- Vegetarianism as related to other reforms -- Conclusion.  aProduced by readbueno, Jan-Fabian Humann and the Online
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by The Internet Archive)  a"The Logic of Vegetarianism: Essays and Dialogues" by Henry S. Salt is a collection of essays and dialogues written in the late 19th century. The text explores the rationale and ethical arguments for vegetarianism, engaging with various counterarguments typically raised by advocates of meat consumption. The book aims to present a comprehensive and logical framework for understanding vegetarianism as not just a dietary choice, but a moral and humane philosophy that challenges common societal norms.  At the start of the work, Salt outlines his intention to clarify the concept of vegetarianism, distinguishing it from misconceptions and critiques he aims to address through dialogue. He introduces the idea that while vegetarianism has gained traction as a movement, many misunderstand its core principles and ethical implications. Salt critiques the responses he received from opponents in the past, highlighting their flaws in understanding the arguments for vegetarianism, and emphasizes the necessity to engage with both the moral implications of meat consumption and the logical fallacies often employed by detractors. The opening sets a tone of intellectual rigor and establishes vegetarianism as a viable and ethically sound lifestyle choice to be defended against prevalent misapprehensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aVegetarianism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49949  c90787d90787