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Harnessing Moral Psychology to Reduce Meat Consumption

2022-01-16

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<p>How can we make moral progress on factory farming? Part of the answer lies in human moral psychology. Meat consumption remains high, despite increased awareness of its negative impact on animal welfare. Weakness of will is part of the explanation: acceptance of the ethical arguments doesn’t always motivate changes in dietary habits. However, we draw on scientific evidence to argue that many consumers aren’t ful...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/upgj8

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