Readership: Scholars and students of philosophy, especially ethics and ancient philosophy; classicists
Catherine Osborne, University of East Anglia
"This is an insightful book, which is both gracefully written and occasionally combative, is distinguished by its use of a richly varied set of ancient sources on human-animal relationships." - Alice Crary, Philosophical Investigations
"...stimulating and informative..." - Bryn Mawr Reviews
Part One: Constructing Divisions 1: Introduction: on William Blake, nature and mortality 2: On nature and providence: readings in Herodotus, Protagoras and Democritus Part Two: Perceiving Continuities 3: On the transmigration of souls: reincarnation into animal bodies in Pythagoras, Empedocles and Plato 4: On language, concepts and automata: rational and irrational animals in Aristotle and Descartes 5: On the disadvantages of being a complex organism: Aristotle and the scala naturae Part Three: Being Realistic 6: On the vice of sentimentality: Androcles and the Lion and some extraordinary adventures in the Desert Fathers 7: On the notion of natural rights: defending the voiceless and oppressed in the Tragedies of Sophocles 8: On self-defence and utilitarian calculations: Democritus of Abdera and Hermarchus of Mytilene 9: On eating animals: Porphyry's dietary rules for philosophers Conclusion
Please note, this offer price only applies to individual customers when ordering direct from Oxford University Press, while stock lasts. No further discounts will apply. If you are a bookseller, please contact your OUP sales representative.
