The weakness of reason
This edition of the microphilosophy newsletter looks at whether weakness of will is enough to explain why why don’t live by our principles.
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Tag: Food
Philosophy Takes On The News
I was a guest in this pilot episode of Simon Kirchin’s new current affairs podcast, with Vittorio Bufacchi and Philip Goff. We discussed animals and veganism in the light of footballer Kurt Zouma kicking his cat, the monarch’s finances and the UK constitution following Prince Andrew’s out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, and we thought about what lessons people can learn after Covid.
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Animal lovers or sentimental hypocrites?
Yes, we have tender feelings towards fluffy companion animals, gambolling lambs and alpacas under threat of involuntary euthanasia. But these feelings are only directed towards animals when and if they are pleasing to us. Whenever protecting or enhancing an animal’s welfare brings costs to ourselves, our so-called love mysteriously vanishes.
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Red meat, red light?
The conversation should move on from the bogus question of whether red meat is good or bad and focus instead on where that meat comes from, how it is prepared and how much of it we eat.
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