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Animals in the Classical World

Ethical Perspectives from Greek and Roman Texts

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Alastair Harden

    1. University of Reading, UK

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Part of the book series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series (PMAES)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 1-13

  3. Defining ‘Animal’: Ancient Writers on Animal Nature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Animal Origins, Minds and Capacities

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 17-45

    3. Animal Justice and Morals

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 46-63

    4. The Ancient Idea of Vegetarianism

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      Pages 64-86

    5. Observing and Imagining Animal Behaviour

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 87-102

    6. Animals and Cultural Identity

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 103-109

    7. Bucolic Ideals and the Golden Age

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 110-121

  4. The Treatment of Animals in the Classical World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-134
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    2. Animal Study and Experimentation

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 125-134

    3. Animals and Warfare

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 135-140

    4. The Economic Animal: Farming, Food and Trade

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      Pages 141-155

    5. Sacrifice and Sacred Animals

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 156-166

    6. Hunting Animals

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      Pages 167-180

    7. Animals and Public Entertainment

      • Alastair Harden
      Pages 181-196

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 197-222
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About this book

This sourcebook presents nearly 200 specially-translated Greek and Roman texts from Homer to Plutarch, revealing the place of the animal in the moral consciousness of the Classical era. Philosophical, historical, dramatic and poetic texts explore how animals were regarded in all aspects of ancient life, from philosophy to farming.

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  • University of Reading, UK

    Alastair Harden

About the author

Alastair Harden works at the Beazley Archive, Oxford University, and teaches at the Universities of Oxford and Reading, UK. He attended Belfast Royal Academy and studied Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oxford University, and Classics at the University of Reading. He is an Associate Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and has written on animals in Classical Art.

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