Dumb beasts and dead philosophers [electronic resource] : humanity and the humane in ancient philosophy and literature /
by Osborne, Catherine.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 2007Description: 1 online resource (xi, 262 p.).ISBN: 9780191712944 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Animal welfare -- Philosophy -- History | Philosophy, Ancient | Animals in literature | Literature, Ancient -- History and criticism | Animals and civilizationOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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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 animals.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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