{"id":15135,"date":"2020-03-18T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=15135"},"modified":"2020-03-04T10:57:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T15:57:06","slug":"the-myth-the-philosopher-on-an-important-topic-like-veganism-a-philosopher-can-explain-fallacies-and-myths-and-show-how-the-vegan-way-is-linked-to-multiple-contemporary-as-well-as-perennial-issu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/the-myth-the-philosopher-on-an-important-topic-like-veganism-a-philosopher-can-explain-fallacies-and-myths-and-show-how-the-vegan-way-is-linked-to-multiple-contemporary-as-well-as-perennial-issu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Myth &#038; the Philosopher: On an important topic like veganism, a philosopher can explain fallacies and myths and show how the vegan way is linked to multiple contemporary, as well as perennial, issues."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vrg-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15136\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vrg-logo.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vrg-logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Philosophy professor Gene Sager wrote an article titled \u201cThe\nMyth &amp; the Philosopher\u201d in the latest issue of <em>Vegetarian Journal<\/em> where he starts off saying, \u201cAs a professional\nphilosopher, I have often criticized my colleagues for overuse of technical\nlanguage and the inability to communicate with the general public. At its best,\na philosophical perspective can use everyday language to bring clarity and new\ninsight. On an important topic like veganism, a philosopher can explain\nfallacies and myths and show how the vegan way is linked to multiple\ncontemporary, as well as perennial, issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philosophy can also cut through complexity and show how it\nis that veganism is a way of life based on a single, deep moral principle. That\nis what I propose to offer here. My own checkered dietary past will serve as an\nexample of what makes sense and what does not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2020issue1\/2020_issue1_myth_philosopher.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2020issue1\/2020_issue1_myth_philosopher.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to Vegetarian Journal in the USA only by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/2013sv.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/2013sv.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also subscribe to the Kindle version of Vegetarian\nJournal in the USA and United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the USA,\nvisit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544727482&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544727482&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K<\/a>\nIn the United Kingdom, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544731957&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544731957&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophy professor Gene Sager wrote an article titled \u201cThe Myth &amp; the Philosopher\u201d in the latest issue of Vegetarian Journal where he starts off saying, \u201cAs a professional philosopher, I have often criticized my colleagues for overuse of technical language and the inability to communicate with the general public. 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