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Sins of the Flesh

A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought

by (author) Rod Preece

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2009
Category
Animal Rights, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774815109
    Publish Date
    Jul 2009
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774815093
    Publish Date
    Oct 2008
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774815116
    Publish Date
    Jul 2009
    List Price
    $30.95

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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 the Aristotelian period in Greece and recurred in Ancient Rome, but then mostly disappeared for centuries. It was not until the turn of the nineteenth century that vegetarian thought was revived and enjoyed some success; it subsequently went into another period of decline that lasted through much of the twentieth century. The authority-questioning cultural revolution of the 1960s brought a fresh resurgence of vegetarian ethics that continues to the present day.

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