ABSTRACT
Proponents of the rights view argue that one of its advantages is that it can solve the problem of individual causal inefficacy, which plagues the utilitarian argument for veganism. In this chapter, however, I argue that this is mistaken: the production/consumption gap is also a serious problem for the rights view, and while it could be easily bridged if causal inefficacy weren’t an issue, causal inefficacy is indeed an issue. I survey a number of attempts to close the production/consumption gap, including various anti-complicity principles and Christine Korsgaard’s recent argument that eating animals involves using them as mere means.
