Animals in Greek and Roman Thought A Sourcebook

Name: Animals in Greek and Roman Thought A Sourcebook
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ISBN: 9780415773355

ISBN-10: 0415773350

ISBN-13: 9780415773355

Edition: 2011

Authors: Stephen T. Newmyer

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Although reasoned discourse on human-animal relations is often considered a late twentieth-century phenomenon, ethical debate over animals and how humans should treat them can be traced back to the philosophers and literati of the classical world. From Stoic assertions that humans owe nothing to animals that are intellectually foreign to them, to Plutarch's impassioned arguments for animals as sentient and rational beings, it is clear that modern debate owes much to Greco-Roman thought. Animals in Greek and Roman Thoughtbrings together new translations of classical passages which contributed to ancient debate on the nature of animals and their relationship to human beings. The selections…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/21/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 142
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.17" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Linda Kalof is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University and author of Looking at Animals in Human History and editor of The Animals Reader: The Essential Classic and Contemporary Writings.