On abstinence from killing animals /
"Porphyry's On Abstinence from Killing Animals is one of the most interesting books from Greek antiquity for both philosophers and historians. In it, Porphyry relates the arguments for eating or sacrificing animals and then goes on to argue that an understanding of humans and gods shows su...
| Основен автор: | Porphyry, approximately 234-approximately 305. |
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| Други автори: | Clark, Gillian. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English Ancient Greek |
| Публикувано: |
London :
Duckworth : Cornell University Press],
2000.
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| Серия: |
Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=734946 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
On abstinence from killing animals |
| Резюме: |
"Porphyry's On Abstinence from Killing Animals is one of the most interesting books from Greek antiquity for both philosophers and historians. In it, Porphyry relates the arguments for eating or sacrificing animals and then goes on to argue that an understanding of humans and gods shows such sacrifice to be inappropriate, that an understanding of animals shows it to be unjust, and that a knowledge of non-Greeks shows it to be unnecessary." "There are no Neoplatonist commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics from the period AD 250-600. Thus, although this work is not a commentary on Aristotle, it fills a gap in this series by going to the heart of ethical debates among Neoplatonists around AD 300, and revealing one ascetic Neoplatonist's view of the ideal way of life. It also records rival positions taken on the treatment of animals by Greek philosophers over the previous six hundred years."--Jacket. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (222 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-200) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781780938882 1780938888 |