Ethical vegetarianism : from Pythagoras to Peter Singer /
edited by Kerry S. Walters and Lisa Portmess.
- 1 online resource (xi, 287 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index.
Antiquity: the kinship of humans and animals -- The eighteenth century: diet and human character -- The nineteenth century: diet and compassion -- The twentieth century: diet, rights, and the global perspective.
For vegetarians seeking the historical roots of vegetarianism, for animal rights activists and the environmentally concerned, and for those questioning their consumption of meat, here's a book that provides a deep understanding of vegetarianism as more than just a dietary decision.
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