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The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought

The ‘Man Alone of Animals’ Concept

By: Stephen T. Newmyer

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The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought

The ‘Man Alone of Animals’ Concept

By: Stephen T. Newmyer

Ancient Greeks endeavored to define the human being vis-à-vis other animal species by isolating capacities and endowments which they considered to be unique to humans. This approach toward defining the human being still appears with surprising frequency, in modern philosophical treatises, in modern animal behavioral studies, and in animal rights literature, to argue both for and against the position that human beings are special and unique because of one or another attribute or skill that they are believed to possess. Some of the claims of man’s unique endowments have in recent years become the subject of intensive investigation by cognitive ethologists carried out in non-laboratory contexts. The debate is as lively now as in classical times, and, what is of particular note, the examples and methods of argumentation used to prove one or another position on any issue relating to the unique status of human beings that one encounters in contemporary philosophical or ethological literature frequently recall ancient precedents. This is the first book-length study of the ‘man alone of animals’ topos in classical literature, not restricting its analysis to Greco-Roman claims of man’s intellectual uniqueness, but including classical assertions of man’s physiological and emotional uniqueness. It supplements this analysis of ancient manifestations with an examination of how the commonplace survives and has been restated, transformed, and extended in contemporary ethological literature and in the literature of the animal rights and animal welfare movements. Author Stephen T. Newmyer demonstrates that the anthropocentrism detected in Greek applications of the ‘man alone of animals’ topos is not only alive and well in many facets of the current debate on human-animal relations, but that combating its negative effects is a stated aim of some modern philosophers and activists.

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1135042853

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Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals

A Translation with Introductions and Commentary

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Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals

A Translation with Introductions and Commentary

By: Stephen T. Newmyer

This volume offers a new translation of Plutarch’s three treatises on animals—On the Cleverness of Animals, Whether Beasts Are Rational, and On Eating Meat—accompanied by introductions and explanatory commentaries. The accompanying commentaries are designed not only to elucidate the meaning of the Greek text, but to call attention to Plutarch’s striking anticipations of arguments central to current philosophical and ethological discourse in defense of the position that non-human animals have intellectual and emotional dimensions that make them worthy of inclusion in the moral universe of human beings. Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals will be of interest to students of ancient philosophy and natural science, and to all readers who wish to explore the history of thought on human–non-human animal relations, in which the animal treatises of Plutarch hold a pivotal position.

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1351335464

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Animals, Rights and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

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Animals, Rights and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

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This groundbreaking volume explores Plutarch's unique survival in the argument that animals are rational and sentient, and that we, as humans, must take notice of their interests. Exploring Plutarch's three animal-related treatises, as well as passages from his ethical treatises, Stephen Newmyer examines arguments that, strikingly, foreshadow those found in the works of such prominent animal rights philosophers as Peter Singer and Tom Regan. Unique in viewing Plutarch’s opinions not only in the context of ancient philosophical and ethical through, but also in its place in the history of animal rights speculation, Animals Rights and Reasons points out how remarkably Plutarch differs from such anti-animal thinkers as the Stoics. Classicists, philosophers, animal-welfare students and interested readers will all find this book an invaluable and informative addition to their reading.

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1135130582

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Animals, Rights, and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

By: Stephen Thomas Newmyer

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Animals, Rights, and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

By: Stephen Thomas Newmyer

This volume is groundbreaking in examining Plutarch's views not only in the context of ancient philosophical and ethical thought, but also in its generally overlooked place in the history of speculation on human-animal relations

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Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

A Sourcebook

By: Stephen T. Newmyer

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Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

A Sourcebook

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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 Thought brings together new translations of classical passages which contributed to ancient debate on the nature of animals and their relationship to human beings. The selections chosen come primarily from philosophical and natural historical works, as well as religious, poetic and biographical works. The questions discussed include: Do animals differ from humans intellectually? Were animals created for the use of humankind? Should animals be used for food, sport, or sacrifice? Can animals be our friends? The selections are arranged thematically and, within themes, chronologically. A commentary precedes each excerpt, transliterations of Greek and Latin technical terms are provided, and each entry includes bibliographic suggestions for further reading.

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Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

A Sourcebook

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A Sourcebook

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The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought

The ‘Man Alone of Animals’ Concept

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Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals

A Translation with Introductions and Commentary

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A Translation with Introductions and Commentary

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The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought

The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought

Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals

Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals

Animals, Rights and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

Animals, Rights and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

Animals, Rights, and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

Animals, Rights, and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

Animals in Greek and Roman Thought

The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought

The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought

Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals

Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals

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