The philosophical origins of vegetarianism. Greek Philosophers and Animal World

The philosophical origins of vegetarianism. Greek Philosophers and Animal World

Coeval philosophical texts provide no information about the extent to which the Ancient World practiced vegetarianism or about its concrete aspects. However, they offer a rich array of the arguments used to both justify and promote it. The present paper will focus on the four main philosophical argu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Letterio Mauro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LED Edizioni Universitarie 2017-06-01
Series:Relations
Subjects:
Vegetarianism
Animals in Antiquity
Philosophical Anthropology
Orphism
Pythagoreanism
Neoplatonism
Middleplatonism
Philosophical Lifestyle in Antiquity
Sacrifices of Animals
Dignity and Value of the Animal World
Online Access:http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Relations/article/view/1153

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