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This paper examines dietary ethics from the point of view of preference utilitarianism, analyzes the issue from our knowledge of our food source, expounding the correct diet choice, and reflections on the utilities of diet involved in animal welfare, environmental ethics and other issues. As well as the glocalization of diet culture, and the dietary efficence of our cultural and philosophical traditions. Diet is a personal preference, when we talk about all kinds of phenomena or issues in our eating, hence preferences have already been implied in the calculation. Peter Singer’s preference utilitarianism is based on classical utilitarianism with special emphasis on fair consideration of interest, and extends to the sentient animals, so it is a very appropriate theory for diet ethical analysis.
According to Singer′s preference utilitarianism, eating animals causing them suffer and violating their benefit. People should not hurt the important interest of animal to meet our appetite. Plants are not sentient, vegetarianism is relatively of less moral misgivings. This dissertation examines further from the perspective of globalization. The manipulation of international enterprises, the regulatory power of government organizations, of food safety and environmental health. In the pursuit of economic development and convenience of obtaining food, we should also take into account our responsibility of health environmental ethics. Effective diet is in line with the natural way of food production, such as organic farming, biological symbiosis, seasonal crops, local food supply, the choice of vegetables with energy-saving or carbon reduction, so as to enhance a healthy way of live. It argues that enhancing the utility of leftover food, reducing waste with a simple diet, are actions in line with the principle of equal consideration of interests, are ways in implementation of effective diet ethics.
Keywords: preference utilitarianism, Singer, diet ethics, glocalization, local food supply, vegan. | en_US |