Dumb beasts and dead philosophers : humanity and the humane in ancient philosophy and literature /

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This unusual philosophy book asks the reader to reconsider the received view that animal rights have no place in ancient thought. Catherine Osborne argues that by reflecting on the work of the ancient philosophers and poets, we can see when and how we lost touch with the natural intelligence of dumb...

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Humanity and the humane in ancient philosophy and literature
1. Verfasser:
Rowett, Catherine
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
This unusual philosophy book asks the reader to reconsider the received view that animal rights have no place in ancient thought. Catherine Osborne argues that by reflecting on the work of the ancient philosophers and poets, we can see when and how we lost touch with the natural intelligence of dumb animals.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 262 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-248) and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-956827-8
1-281-15395-8
9786611153953
0-19-151570-1
1-4294-7096-8
Schlagworte:
Animal welfare > Philosophy > History.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Animals in literature.
Literature, Ancient > History and criticism.
Animals and civilization.
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