Select Works of Porphyry (Classic Reprint)

Porphyry

ISBN 10: 0282252428 / ISBN 13: 9780282252427

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

Beschreibung

Print on Demand. This book delves into the ancient philosophical debate surrounding the consumption of animal flesh. The author meticulously examines the arguments of various schools of thought, including the Stoics, Peripatetics, and Epicureans, presenting their justifications for and against a meatless diet. Through exploring historical and cultural contexts, the book reveals how attitudes towards animal slaughter and consumption have evolved over time. It delves into the ethical considerations, societal implications, and even the practicalities of abstaining from meat, referencing historical figures like Pythagoras and referencing ancient practices like animal sacrifice. By dissecting these diverse perspectives, the book challenges readers to contemplate the deeper significance of their dietary choices and the impact these choices have on themselves, the environment, and the animal kingdom. Ultimately, it invites us to consider whether a life of compassion and non-violence can extend beyond the human realm, prompting a reevaluation of our relationship with the natural world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780282252427_0

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Select Works of Porphyry (Classic Reprint)
• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0282252428
• ISBN-13: 9780282252427
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: New
• Buchtyp: print-on-demand item
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Greco-Roman Philosophy

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Inhaltsangabe

Excerpt from Select Works of Porphyry: Containing His Four Books on Abstinence From Animal Food; His Treatise on the Homeric Cave of the Nymphs; And His Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures

We are likewise informed, by the same Eu napius, that Porphyry, when he first associated with Plotinus, bade farewell to all his other preceptors, and totally applied himself to the friendship of that wonderful man. Here he filled his mind with science, as from a perennial and never-satiating fount. But afterwards, being con quered, as it were, by the magnitude of his doc trines, be conceived a hatred of body, and could no longer endure the fetters of mortality.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.