The Living in Lucretius’ De rerum natura. Animals’ ataraxia and Humans’ Distress

The Living in Lucretius’ De rerum natura. Animals’ ataraxia and Humans’ Distress

In trying to comprehend the human role among other living beings from an antispeciesist point of view it is possible to look back to those thinkers who, far before our times, had already considered other living beings from a non-anthropocentric perspective. In this sense, a dialogue with the Ancient...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alma Massaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LED Edizioni Universitarie 2014-11-01
Series:Relations
Subjects:
Lucretius, De rerum natura, ethics, animal ethics, cruel sacrifice, contractualism, Epicureanism, ataraxia, nature, civilization
Online Access:http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Relations/article/view/672

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