In Defense of Butchers: A Semantic Justification

Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

English - June 27, 2016 16:06 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
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The weight of a word doesn’t simply lie in its dictionary definition. Words don’t simply have denotations — they also have connotations: a number of associations and attributes that stretch beyond the literal meaning. The word “butcher” has always been associated with the killing and preparing of animals for human consumption, but a new contingency of vegetarian and vegan butchers — who cleave plant fibers rather than animal bones — have claimed this name for themselves.

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