{"product_id":"renaissance-vegetarianism-the-philosophical-afterlives-of-porphyrys-on-abstinence-paperback-1","title":"Renaissance Vegetarianism: The Philosophical Afterlives of Porphyry's On Abstinence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecilia Muratori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould a philosopher be vegetarian? This question had been famously answered in the affirmative in a classic work on philosophical vegetarianism: \u003cem\u003eOn Abstinence from Eating Animals\u003c\/em\u003e, written by the Neoplatonist Porphyry in the third century AD. This study traces the rekindling of interest in \u003cem\u003eOn Abstinence\u003c\/em\u003e in the Renaissance. It shows that long before the term 'vegetarianism' emerged, philosophers, physicians and religious figures discussed the advantages and disadvantages of choosing a meat-free diet. As \u003cem\u003eOn Abstinence\u003c\/em\u003e circulated, via editions and translations, the key questions posed by Porphyry stimulated new debates: is vegetarianism compatible with religious piety? Does a vegetable diet promote or endanger health and longevity? What can be learnt from observing the diets of other, geographically distant populations, such as the vegetarian Brahmans of India, or the cannibals in America? And finally, is it ethically justifiable to eat beings to which sentience and rationality may be attributed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecilia Muratori is Research Fellow at the Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations, Queen Mary University of London, and Tutor in Philosophy at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42639457124448,"sku":"9781781883419","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/N2xSUHRxeE5xSWQ2a3MzNmh2dEozUT09.webp?v=1773074801","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/renaissance-vegetarianism-the-philosophical-afterlives-of-porphyrys-on-abstinence-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}