TY  - BOOK
AU  - Micol Kates
PY  - 2020
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781433177989
TI  - Towards a Vegan-Based Ethic
T2  - Dismantling Neo-Colonial Hierarchy Through an Ethic of Lovingkindness
DO  - 10.3726/b16718
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1058932
N2  - The book draws links between colonial and neo-colonial power structures which have sought to maintain hierarchies of dominance, resulting in cruel practices towards people at the bottom of the hierarchy and animals, who, in a colonial mindset, only exist for human gain. To counter these harm-based ideologies, and practices, veganism, as an ethical movement, is seeking to give voice to all those who support animals, and the rights of animals, while also seeking to give a voice to animals themselves. Additionally, veganism seeks to challenge the old-guard power structures and cruel practices perpetuated by colonial and neo-colonial systems associated with the dominant Ego power structure. Vegan ethics represent a shift from the dominant Ego model of human relations represented by a pyramid of power towards an Eco model of human relationships in which all Beings have equal worth and agency.
LA  - English
ER  -