Sins of the flesh : a history of ethical vegetarian thought /

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From the Publisher: Unlike previous books on the history of vegetarianism, Sins of the Flesh examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present. Full ethical consideration for animals resulting in the eschewing of flesh arose after th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Preece, Rod, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Geschichte
Vegetarianism > Moral and ethical aspects > History.
Vegetarianism > History.
Social values.
Diet, Vegetarian > history
Ethics
Social Values
Végétarisme > Aspect moral > Histoire.
Végétarisme > Histoire.
Valeurs sociales.
NATURE > Animal Rights.
Social values
Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism > Moral and ethical aspects
Vegetarismus
Ethik
Vegetarisme.
Ethische aspecten.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Bill of fare to the feast: the whats and whys of vegetarianism
  • The human in prehistory
  • Eastern religions and practice
  • Pythagoreanism
  • Greek philosophy and Roman imperium
  • Judaism and the earlier Christian heritage
  • Bogomils, Cathars, and the later medieval mind
  • The humanism of the Renaissance
  • The Cartesians and their adversaries in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
  • Preaching without practising: from Mandeville and Pope to Goldsmith and Wagner
  • Militant advocates: from Oswald and Ritson to Shelley, Phillips and Gompertz
  • The Victorians, the Edwardians, and the founding of the vegetarian society
  • Vegetarians and vegans in the twentieth century
  • Vegetarianism in North America
  • Postscript : Prospects.

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