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Ethical Vegetarianism: From Pythagoras to Peter Singerby: Kerry S. Walters, Lisa Portmess January 31, 1999 |
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"Ethical Vegetarianism offers just the right mix of 'food for thought.' The movement for a more peaceful world has for too long hungered for a book like this. Here, truly, is a volume devoted to what we eat that belongs alongside those more numerous books describing how to cook it." -- Tom Regan, author of The Case for Animal Rights "The writings of history's most important proponents of ethical vegetarianism are gathered here in one volume. This book is a wealth of information for all those concerned with ending the sufferings of animals." --Ingrid E. Newkirk, President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals "This book is noteworthy for three reasons. First, it gathers together ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Religious Vegetarianism: From Hesiod to the Dalai Lamafrom: State University of New York Press June 29, 2001 |
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I was really captivated by this rich and eye-opening collection. Made up of short extracts from all the world's major religious traditions, it manages to combine depth of insight with both readability and a breadth that illustrates clearly an important strand within the faiths.
Whether through Empedocles' conception of himself as having been, in a previous incarnation, a `leaping, flying fish', or Chu-Hung's instruction to buy caged creatures solely for the purpose of releasing them again to the wild, the authors are concerned to show how an `animal welfare' impulse towards vegetarianism has long flourished in the faith traditions. For me, the best and most inspiring extracts were those from within the Jewish tradition. In particular, ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Religious Vegetarianism: From Hesiod to the Dalai Lamafrom: State University of New York Press June 29, 2001 |
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I was really captivated by this rich and eye-opening collection. Made up of short extracts from all the world's major religious traditions, it manages to combine depth of insight with both readability and a breadth that illustrates clearly an important strand within the faiths.
Whether through Empedocles' conception of himself as having been, in a previous incarnation, a `leaping, flying fish', or Chu-Hung's instruction to buy caged creatures solely for the purpose of releasing them again to the wild, the authors are concerned to show how an `animal welfare' impulse towards vegetarianism has long flourished in the faith traditions. For me, the best and most inspiring extracts were those from within the Jewish tradition. In particular, ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Ethical Vegetarianism: From Pythagoras to Peter Singerfrom: State University of New York Press January 31, 1999 |
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"Ethical Vegetarianism offers just the right mix of 'food for thought.' The movement for a more peaceful world has for too long hungered for a book like this. Here, truly, is a volume devoted to what we eat that belongs alongside those more numerous books describing how to cook it." -- Tom Regan, author of The Case for Animal Rights "The writings of history's most important proponents of ethical vegetarianism are gathered here in one volume. This book is a wealth of information for all those concerned with ending the sufferings of animals." --Ingrid E. Newkirk, President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals "This book is noteworthy for three reasons. First, it gathers together several ... Read More: >>More Details |
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