Reincarnation, Rationality, and Temperance
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- 21st century
- Language: English
Late antique philosophers contributed remarkable defenses of benevolence toward animals. The two most notable examples of this are Plutarch and Porphyry, who argued that animals should not be killed and eaten. This chapter argues that these philosophers were motivated not so much by a feeling of moral sympathy toward animals as by the conviction that eating meat is bad for humans. Since the consumption of meat ties the soul to the body by providing pleasure, it is to be avoided by the philosopher. Thus the vegetarianism of these late ancient Platonists echoes concerns about embodiment already found in Plato himself. The chapter also touches on the issue of human-animal reincarnation.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences.
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Subjects
- History
- Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Arts and Humanities
- Psychology
- Archeology
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Reincarnation
- Social Psychology
- Epistemology
- Political science
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Law
- Ancient history
- Psychoanalysis
- Aesthetics
- Soul
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
- Pleasure
- Rationality
- Feeling
- sympathy
- Antique
- Conviction
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