Project Gutenberg 2017-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 402 Williams, Howard 1837 1931 89100424 The Ethics of Diet A Catena of Authorities Deprecatory of the Practice of Flesh Eating Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ethics_of_Diet Produced by Jane Robins, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Ethics of Diet" by Howard Williams is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores the ethics surrounding dietary choices, specifically advocating against the practice of flesh-eating by presenting arguments from historical figures and philosophical traditions. It challenges the societal norms of the time regarding diet and underscores the moral implications of consuming animal products. The opening of the book sets a critical tone, reflecting on humanity's historical treatment of animals and the evolution of ethical thinking related to diet. Williams asserts that practices like cannibalism and animal slaughter, once accepted, will one day be met with the same horror as historical human sacrifices. He emphasizes a future where these barbaric habits are deemed unacceptable and highlights a growing movement of dietary reformers in his contemporary society. The text references various philosophers and thinkers through history who have condemned flesh-eating, framing the argument for a compassionate diet as not only ethical but shared across diverse cultures and epochs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Diet Vegetarianism TX Text Category: Nutrition Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1344082 2025-06-22T09:28:06.060193 text/html 1348571 2024-10-23T02:46:50 text/html 755828 2025-06-22T09:28:27.443610 application/epub+zip 763535 2025-06-22T09:28:09.099208 application/epub+zip 674451 2025-06-22T09:28:07.607180 application/epub+zip 1097638 2025-06-22T09:28:40.177506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1037795 2025-06-22T09:28:25.924597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949400 2022-08-25T07:25:42.726979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1178592 2025-06-22T09:28:03.512222 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1158997 2024-10-23T02:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16856 2025-06-22T09:28:40.361498 application/rdf+xml 21299 2025-06-22T09:28:07.825163 image/jpeg 2689 2025-06-22T09:28:07.722171 image/jpeg 637594 2025-06-22T09:28:06.174211 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia