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Least Harm: A Defense of Vegetarianism from Steven Davis's Omnivorous Proposal

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Matheny, G. Least Harm: A Defense of Vegetarianism from Steven Davis's Omnivorous Proposal. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 16, 505–511 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026354906892

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