Introduction: Clearly state thesis and plan of the essay. The essay must take a stance and discuss both sides of the debate. It needs to critically assess the question and defend the thesis. Critically assess both sides of the question. Include discussion of Kant vs Utilitarians view on the matter.
Readings: – Singer, Peter. 2011. Practical Ethics – Fischer, Bob. Arguments for consuming animal products – McPherson, Tristram. The ethical basis for veganism – Korsgaard, Christine M. 2018. Fellow Creatures: Our Obligations to the Other Animals – Birch, Jonathan. 2020. The place of animals in Kantian ethics – Kant, Metaphysics of Morals – Bentham’s “famous footnote"