The permissibility of cannibalism in contemporary society

• Main Author: Tay, Si Min
• Other Authors: Christopher Louis Suhler
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Ethics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76545
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The practice of cannibalism is something so distant and foreign such that just the very thought of it generates feelings of disgust and aversion. While it is common to enter a restaurant and order a medium-well steak for dinner, it is deviant to see human flesh being offered as one of the options on the menu. The thought of consuming the flesh of another human being is simply vile and immoral. One of the underlying reason for such negativity against cannibalism is that majority of the people have the misconception that such practice is merely for the sake of seeking pleasure through the act of killing and consuming other human beings. However, not all instances of cannibalism are to be classified under such misconception and there are instances where the practice of cannibalism is justifiable. This paper will then be discussing the various instances in which such practice is justifiable. Cannibalism that occurs under such instances should be regarded as morally permissible and acceptable in contemporary society.