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Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians. Part 1

This post is the first in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents, of sorts,…

Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019

Animal Ethics Ethics General Economics

Why are Veggie Burgers so Expensive?

This is a big week for plant-based meat alternatives. The news of the Impossible Whopper is exciting for those of us who still love the idea of fast-food burgers. There is also the news that Beyond Meat is going public, which means that people will…

Steven C. McMullenApril 5, 2019

Animal Ethics Ethics

Impossible Meat Explosion

A number of restaurants have recently adopted some new plant-based meat alternatives on their menus. The biggest one yet is the introduction of the "Impossible Whopper," a burger king experiment in which their classic whopper beef patty was replaced with the Impossible Burger, starting in…

Steven C. McMullenApril 1, 2019

Articles & Essays Chapter Ethics

Waste and Efficiency in a Consumer Economy

This essay appears in Multifaceted Explorations of Consumer Culture and Its Impact on Individuals and Society. (D. Burns, editor, IGI Global. 2018.) INTRODUCTION In many urban areas, both when it is legal and when it is not, you can find individuals gaining a large portion…

Steven C. McMullenMarch 18, 2019

Articles & Essays Ethics Featured General Economics Talks & Lectures

How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms

There is a tendency for liberal institutions to push against traditions and practices. As a result, liberalism crowds out illiberal morality. Moral commitments that run counter to individual freedom are difficult to maintain in a liberal social, political and economic system, partly due to a…

Steven C. McMullenDecember 8, 2018

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Against Inefficacy Objections

Against Inefficacy Objections: The Real Economic Impact of Individual Consumer Choices on Animal Agriculture Coauthored with Matthew Halteman, Calvin College Published in Food Ethics. Preliminary Draft Abstract When consumers choose to abstain from purchasing meat, they face some uncertainty about whether their decisions will have…

Steven C. McMullenAugust 23, 2017

Book Reviews Ethics

Review of The Politics of Virtue by John Milbank and Adrian Pabst

The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future John Milbank and Adrian Pabst. 2016. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN: 978-1783486496 $39.95 (paper). Co-authored with John Lunn. This book review appeared in Faith & Economics in the Spring 2017 issue. The theologian John Milbank…

Steven C. McMullenJuly 13, 2017

Ethics

Review of The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics

Review of The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics, Paul Oslington, editor. Christian Scholars Review, 2015. 44(2).

Steven C. McMullenSeptember 1, 2014

Ethics General Economics

Vices

The Sage Encyclopedia of Economics and Society Fredrick F Wherry & Juliet Schor, editors. 2015

Steven C. McMullenSeptember 1, 2014

Ethics

Is Capitalism to Blame? Animal Lives in the Marketplace

Journal of Animal Ethics. 2015. 5(2): 126-134. Pre-publication version First delivered as a lecture at the 2014 Wake-up Weekend in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Abstract: Increasing efficient production of commercial animal products has resulted in decreased quality of life and shorter life-spans for the animals…

Steven C. McMullenSeptember 1, 2014

Ethics

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians. Part 1

Why are Veggie Burgers so Expensive?

Impossible Meat Explosion

Waste and Efficiency in a Consumer Economy

How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms

Against Inefficacy Objections

Review of The Politics of Virtue by John Milbank and Adrian Pabst

Review of The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics

Vices

Is Capitalism to Blame? Animal Lives in the Marketplace

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