The Plant-Based and Vegan Handbook: Psychological and Multidisciplinary Perspectives

There are a wide variety of motivating factors behind why somebody becomes vegan or adopts a plant-based diet. The Plant-Based and Vegan Handbook is the first of its kind in bringing together interlocking - and sometimes conflicting - perspectives focused on veganism and plant-based living. You will find essays by leaders in medicine, psychiatry, environmental studies, sociology, marine ecology, philosophy, agriculture, psychology, animal studies, religion, economics, literature, business, and law. Not all of them would think of themselves as being vegan, or as animal rights advocates, or as following a plant-based diet. But all of them are presenting very strong evidence and arguments that society should move away from the current model of human and nonhuman animal relationships. In the time of the Anthropocene, while a number of experts debate the logistics of how human beings will survive on Earth, we are more concerned with how they will thrive. As evidenced by the authors in this collection, it will involve a reconsideration of the way our species relates to the planet and to other species. This volume can serve as a critical reference work, especially for students and scholars working in both emerging and established fields such as medicine, animal studies, food studies, environmental studies, philosophy, animal ethics, and marine ecology.There are a wide variety of motivating factors behind why somebody becomes vegan or adopts a plant-based diet. The Plant-Based and Vegan Handbook is the first of its kind in bringing together interlocking - and sometimes conflicting - perspectives focused on veganism and plant-based living. You will find essays by leaders in medicine, psychiatry, environmental studies, sociology, marine ecology, philosophy, agriculture, psychology, animal studies, religion, economics, literature, business, and law. Not all of them would think of themselves as being vegan, or as animal rights advocates, or as following a plant-based diet. But all of them are presenting very strong evidence and arguments that society should move away from the current model of human and nonhuman animal relationships. In the time of the Anthropocene, while a number of experts debate the logistics of how human beings will survive on Earth, we are more concerned with how they will thrive. As evidenced by the authors in this collection, it will involve a reconsideration of the way our species relates to the planet and to other species. This volume can serve as a critical reference work, especially for students and scholars working in both emerging and established fields such as medicine, animal studies, food studies, environmental studies, philosophy, animal ethics, and marine ecology.