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.

0585092141 9780585092140

98014897


Vegetarianism.
Vegetarianism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Diet, Vegetarian--history.
Ethics.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diets.
MEDICAL--Nutrition.
MEDICAL--Nursing--Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Food Content Guides.
Vegetarianism.
Vegetarianism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethik
Quelle
Vegetarismus
Vegetarisme.
Ethische aspecten.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

TX392 / .E84 1999eb

613.2/62