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PublisherUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth
ISBN-100870234315
ISBN-139780870234316
eBay Product ID (ePID)488086
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Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePhilosophy of Vegetarianism
SubjectGeneral, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Publication Year1984
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Social Science
AuthorDaniel A. Dombrowski
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN83-018125
Reviews"The Philosophy of Vegetarianism tells us much about debates on this topic in antiquity. It shows that the issue of an ethical diet is as ancient as any moral question, and makes many useful connections between the contemporary discussion and the views of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A valuable book for anyone interested in vegetarianism and its intellectual origins."--Peter Singer, " The Philosophy of Vegetarianism tells us much about debates on this topic in antiquity. It shows that the issue of an ethical diet is as ancient as any moral question, and makes many useful connections between the contemporary discussion and the views of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A valuable book for anyone interested in vegetarianism and its intellectual origins."--Peter Singer
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisThe idea that it is morally wrong to eat animals held sway for about one thousand years among some of the most prominent ancient Greek philosophers, including Pythagoras, Empedocles, Theophrastus, Plotinus, Plutarch, Porphyry, and, perhaps, Plato. The idea then died out for almost seventeen-hundred years. Since the 1970s, however, there has been a resurgence of interest in vegetarianism, marked by lively debates and the emergence of a substantial literature in the form of scholarly books and articles. Daniel A. Dombrowski uses the tools and insights of these contemporary debates in order to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of ancient philosophical vegetarianism. He also uses the wisdom of the Greek vegetarians as an Archimedean point from which to critique both the opponents and the defenders of contemporary philosophical vegetarianism. The book includes an annotated bibliography of the current debates in this burgeoning field of scholarship., Examines the opinions of Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras, and other ancient Greek philosophers concerning the morality of eating meat.
LC Classification NumberTX392.D65 1984
