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“He who abstains from anything animate ... will be much more careful not to injure those of his own species. For he who loves the genus will not hate any species of animals.”

Quote by Porphyry

Book:Select works of Porphyry; containing his four books On Abstinence from Animal Food; his treatise on the Homeric Cave of the Nymphs; and his Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures. Translated from the Greek by T. Taylor; with an appendix, explaining the allegory of the Wanderings of Ulysses, by the translator
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Select works of Porphyry; containing his four books On Abstinence from Animal Food; his treatise on the Homeric Cave of the Nymphs; and his Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures. Translated from the Greek by T. Taylor; with an appendix, explaining the allegory of the Wanderings of Ulysses, by the translator

This book is a compilation of Porphyry's significant works, focusing on vegetarianism, his analysis of a specific passage from Homer's Odyssey, and his philosophical exploration of intelligible natures. The texts are translated from Greek into English by T. Taylor. Additionally, the book features an appendix where Taylor provides an in-depth explanation of an allegorical element found in the Odyssey. more

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Porphyry, a Greek philosopher born in 234 and died in 305, is a significant figure in Neoplatonism. He is renowned for his interpretations and systematizations of Plato's philosophy. more

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