Dumb beasts and dead philosophers humanity and the humane in ancient philosophy and literature
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
2007, 2007
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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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| Physical Description: | xi, 262 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780191712944 0191712949 |