Our(?) Concept of Food or, They are Eating Their Pets

Abstract

"This article examines the idea that deep disagreements are best understood as rooted in conceptual differences rather than differences in judgments and opinions, by means of a reflection on the differences between a vegan and a meat eater. The aim is not to develop a new theory of ""deep disagreement"" but to gain clarity about one field in which agreement, even fruitful conversation, is hard to reach. This article shows how the exposure of conceptual differences can offer a way to move beyond this situation where positions have become fortified; but this requires a broad, praxis oriented, understanding of concepts and conceptual change."