| Title | : | A Vindication of the Rights of Brutes |
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| ISBN | : | 1558182756 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781558182752 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1792 |
A new issue of the rare 1792 work by the prominent Platonist which combines comic satire (of Wollstonecraft and Paine), ribaldry and classical philosophy to expound on a subject which has begun to come into its own in our time.
A Vindication of the Rights of Brutes Reviews
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The first half of this work was essentially the quotation of large portions of Porphyry's excellent work, "On Abstinence from Animal Food," and therefore nothing new. While I tend to love Thomas Taylor and think the man incredibly brilliant, I can only hope that the second half of this work was satire, as its advocation of beastiality in order to produce new species with beneficial characteristics of both was preposterous.
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A classic that should be read by all, especially if you are concerned about animal rights. It is also very humorous, especially in the second half.
