Reviews
There is a huge difference between eating with knowledge and eating without. This book helps you understand.
I am glad to have discovered Peter Singer, even now. Personally, I consider it a book written in the style of a report, which made me trust it even more. I learned many things I didn't know before, and it served as an opportunity for me to reflect on which companies to choose as a consumer. I believe this is a book that entrepreneurs, as producers, should also read.
Although much time has passed since its publication, it remains a valid masterpiece.
This is a masterpiece that makes us reconsider animal ethics and methodologies for the livestock industry.
To be honest, I initially came across this book because I naively assumed that the processes involved in bringing various foods to our tables were unavoidable. However, it pointed out the unethical aspects and the unavoidable consequences regarding the lives that end up on our tables. To be frank, I am neither a vegan nor someone who cares about animal rights; but after reading this book, I believe that while I may not even aspire to become vegan... at the very least, animals should not be
It is a book that raises awareness.
It is a book that raises awareness.
The single keyword that resonates the most
It is incredibly difficult to suddenly cast meat, which is so natural in our lives, out of our minds. In today's world, where our perspectives have changed significantly, this book explores how to handle the guilt that arises unintentionally and presents the possibility of gradual change, even if it is not perfect right now. Ultimately, the choice is yours. Nevertheless, I offer a vision for a better future than a desperate situation where you have no choice.
The very act of eating is a cruel one... Please, let's not attach the significance of the dignity of life to food. Plants, just like animals, have life. Don't you feel any guilt eating things like rice, flour, cucumbers, and carrots?
Peter Singer et al.: The Table of Death
Beef-eating cows, abused pigs, cruelly slaughtered chickens... *The Death Table* is for those who might be eating food that is destroying this world. In this book, Peter Singer, a leading scholar of practical ethics, and Jim Mason, a farmer and lawyer, delve into the terrifying realities of modern eating habits. Beginning their exploration by having dinner at the homes of three representative families with distinct tastes, eating habits, and grocery shopping styles—a family of processed meat lovers, a family of selective omnivores, and a family of vegetarians—the authors trace back the origins of their food and present the results on how to have more ethical, enjoyable, and delicious meals. *The Death Table* discusses the reality and systems of mass-farmed livestock, the tricks and lies of large supermarkets, the hidden side of products bearing fair trade labels, the social responsibility of ethical consumption and sustainability, and both the positive and critical aspects of nutritional ethical issues and dietary attitudes. Key Reading Points for This Book! This book is structured to be an engaging read, featuring dialogues and stories reminiscent of a novel, paradoxes and wit, and issues mixed with facts and analysis, after the two authors spent over two years infiltrating places where food is produced through various channels. It establishes five ethical principles and urges readers to consume food accordingly. 1. Transparency: We have the right to know how the food we eat is produced. 2. Fairness: The costs of food production must not be passed on to others. 3. Humanitarianism: It is wrong to inflict suffering on animals for trivial reasons. 4. Social Responsibility: Workers must be guaranteed fair wages and working conditions. 5.
Korean title: 죽음의 밥상
Korean author: 피터 싱어 외
Korean publisher: 산책자
ISBN-13: 9788901080024
Reviews
There is a huge difference between eating with knowledge and eating without. This book helps you understand.
I am glad to have discovered Peter Singer, even now. Personally, I consider it a book written in the style of a report, which made me trust it even more. I learned many things I didn't know before, and it served as an opportunity for me to reflect on which companies to choose as a consumer. I believe this is a book that entrepreneurs, as producers, should also read.
Although much time has passed since its publication, it remains a valid masterpiece.
This is a masterpiece that makes us reconsider animal ethics and methodologies for the livestock industry.
To be honest, I initially came across this book because I naively assumed that the processes involved in bringing various foods to our tables were unavoidable. However, it pointed out the unethical aspects and the unavoidable consequences regarding the lives that end up on our tables. To be frank, I am neither a vegan nor someone who cares about animal rights; but after reading this book, I believe that while I may not even aspire to become vegan... at the very least, animals should not be
It is a book that raises awareness.
It is a book that raises awareness.
The single keyword that resonates the most
It is incredibly difficult to suddenly cast meat, which is so natural in our lives, out of our minds. In today's world, where our perspectives have changed significantly, this book explores how to handle the guilt that arises unintentionally and presents the possibility of gradual change, even if it is not perfect right now. Ultimately, the choice is yours. Nevertheless, I offer a vision for a better future than a desperate situation where you have no choice.
The very act of eating is a cruel one... Please, let's not attach the significance of the dignity of life to food. Plants, just like animals, have life. Don't you feel any guilt eating things like rice, flour, cucumbers, and carrots?
