In this 2.5 page essay, you will address the following:
1) Reflect on the critique of factory farming offered by Carol Adams in “‘A Very Rare and
Difficult Thing’ Ecofeminism, Attention to Animal Suffering and the Disappearance of
the Subject.” What does she mean when she critiques the “cultivated disappearance of the
subject”? According to Adams, how do we overcome this?
2) Visit a grocery store and go to the “meat” section. Describe what you see. Look at a
couple of particular products. Apply the ideas of Carol Adams, specifically her critique of
the “cultivated disappearance of the subject.”
3) Reflect on the Jain approach to animals, which coincides with a plant-based diet. How do
Jains respect animals as subjects (rather than objects) in belief and practice?
4) Reflect on the Inuit approach, which coincides with a highly ritualized form of hunting.
How do they respect animals as subjects (rather than objects) in both belief and practice?
5) Apply these reflections to your own life. How might reflecting on Jain and Inuit
approaches inform your own approach to ethical eating?
Include at least one quote from Carol Adams’s “‘A Very Rare and Difficult Thing’ Ecofeminism,
Attention to Animal Suffering and the Disappearance of the Subject,” one quote from
Christopher Jain Miller’s “Jain Veganism: Ancient Wisdom, New Opportunities” and one quote
from Laugrand’s “Ontology on Ice: Inuit Traditions, Ecology, and the Problem of Categories.” Please double-space your paper and use 12
pt. Times New Roman font. Please use 1-inch margins (left, right, top, and bottom).
Please cite the source of your quote by including the author’s last night and the page number. Ex: Rasmussen asserts that “each human being is a little universe, a microcosm of the macrocosm”
(Rasmussen 15)
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