caa a22 4500 469056487 CHVBK 20180323132845.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01966361 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01966361 George Kathryn Department of Philosophy, University of Idaho, 83843, Moscow, Idaho, USA aut The use and abuse of scientific studies [Elektronische Daten] [Kathryn George] In response to Evelyn Pluhar'sWho Can Be Morally Obligated to Be a Vegetarian? in this journal issue, the author has read all of Pluhar's citations for the accuracy of her claims and had these read by an independent nutritionist. Detailed analysis of Pluhar's argument shows that she attempts to make her case by consistent misappropriation of the findings and conclusions of the studies she cites. Pluhar makes sweeping generalizations from scanty data, ignores causal explanations given by scientists, equates hypothesis with fact, draws false cause conclusions from studies, and in one case claims a conclusion opposite of what the scientist published. Such poor reasoning cannot be the basis of an argument for moral vegetarianism. A broader search of the literature and attention to reviews and textbooks in nutrition shows that each of Pluhar's claims is suspect or incorrect. Pluhar has not undermined my central claims: even if animals have certain rights and well-planned vegetarian diets are safe in complex industrialized societies, these diets cannot be so regarded if the presuppositions of high levels of wealth, education, and medical care do not exist; and, women, children, the aged and some ill persons are at greater risk on restrictive vegan diets. Thus, any duty of moral vegetarianism is not categorical but provisional in nature. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 1992 animal rights nationallicence animal welfare nationallicence children nationallicence diet nationallicence moral vegetarianism nationallicence scientific reasoning nationallicence vegan nationallicence vegetarian nationallicence women's health nationallicence Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/2(1992-09-01), 217-233 1187-7863 5:2<217 1992 5 10806 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01966361 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01966361 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- George Kathryn Department of Philosophy, University of Idaho, 83843, Moscow, Idaho, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/2(1992-09-01), 217-233 1187-7863 5:2<217 1992 5 10806 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer