Consider the Turkey
Published on 22. October 2024
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-691-23168-6 (ISBN)
Description
Why this holiday season is a great time to rethink the traditional turkey feast
A turkey is the centerpiece of countless Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Yet most of us know almost nothing about today's specially bred, commercially produced birds. In this brief book, bestselling author Peter Singer tells their story-and, unfortunately, it's not a happy one. Along the way, he also offers a brief history of the turkey and its consumption, ridicules the annual U.S. presidential "pardon" of a Thanksgiving turkey, and introduces us to "a tremendously handsome, outgoing, and intelligent turkey" named Cornelius. Above all, Singer explains how we can improve our holiday tables-for turkeys, people, and the planet-by liberating ourselves from the traditional turkey feast. In its place, he encourages us to consider trying a vegetarian alternative-or just serving the side dishes that many people already enjoy far more than turkey. Complete with some delicious recipes for turkey-free holiday feasting, Consider the Turkey will make you reconsider what you serve for your next holiday meal-or even tomorrow's dinner.
A turkey is the centerpiece of countless Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Yet most of us know almost nothing about today's specially bred, commercially produced birds. In this brief book, bestselling author Peter Singer tells their story-and, unfortunately, it's not a happy one. Along the way, he also offers a brief history of the turkey and its consumption, ridicules the annual U.S. presidential "pardon" of a Thanksgiving turkey, and introduces us to "a tremendously handsome, outgoing, and intelligent turkey" named Cornelius. Above all, Singer explains how we can improve our holiday tables-for turkeys, people, and the planet-by liberating ourselves from the traditional turkey feast. In its place, he encourages us to consider trying a vegetarian alternative-or just serving the side dishes that many people already enjoy far more than turkey. Complete with some delicious recipes for turkey-free holiday feasting, Consider the Turkey will make you reconsider what you serve for your next holiday meal-or even tomorrow's dinner.
Reviews / Votes
"The noted animal rights ethicist and activist delivers a plea to leave Meleagris gallopavo off the holiday table. . . . The reader may be shocked enough by [Singer's] descriptions to adopt the same view. . . . A well-considered exhortation to give a thought to a badly treated bird." * Kirkus * "An unblinking look. . . . Philosopher Peter Singer makes a compelling moral case for dropping the bird from the Thanksgiving table."---Tim Carman, Washington Post "[Singer's] essay is much more than a vegan polemic. . .is a proper, meaty argument."---Julian Baggini, Financial TimesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 158 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-23168-6 (9780691231686)
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Peter Singer
Consider the Turkey
E-Book
10/2024
1st Edition
Princeton University Press
€9.49
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Person
Peter Singer is professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University and has been described as the world's most influential philosopher. His many books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, The Life You Can Save, and Ethics in the Real World (Princeton).