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About Sheri Lucas

Sheri’s creed is philosophy as the love of wisdom. She has an MA in Philosophy through Queen’s University, and hopes to complete her PhD in the not-too-distant future, also from Queen’s. Her academic interests include feminist philosophy and its critics, animal ethics, parenting ethics, disability ethics, environmental ethics, and academic ethics. Sheri has been vegan since 2000 and is the mother of a teenage son who is a lifelong vegan. She is an experienced public speaker and has published work in Hypatia and in the Encyclopedia of Motherhood. She works as a writer for Untapped, helping neurodiverse people succeed at school, work, and in general. She is in the process of founding her own intimate school of philosophy: the Vancouver School of Philosophy. Its motto is philosophy for all.

Ten reasons why I’m raising my child vegan

Ten reasons why I’m raising my child vegan

Sep 21, 2019

I’ve been vegan since 2000 and have a 15 year old son. He reports that he is grateful to have been raised vegan – which included about 2.5 years of nursing – and expects to remain vegan. Below are ten reasons that help explain why I decided to raise my child vegan, and why I would do the same again were I to have another child.

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