Routledge Plutarch's Three Treatises on Animals - Classical Translation

This volume presents a new English translation of Plutarch's three foundational treatises on animals: On the Cleverness of Animals, Whether Beasts Are Rational, and On Eating Meat. Each treatise is accompanied by detailed introductions and explanatory commentaries that illuminate both the original Greek text and Plutarch's philosophical arguments. The commentaries reveal how Plutarch's ancient insights anticipate modern philosophical and ethological discourse, demonstrating that non-human animals possess intellectual and emotional capacities deserving moral consideration. Published by Routledge as part of their Classical Translations series, this work serves scholars, classicists, and anyone interested in the historical foundations of animal ethics and ancient Greek philosophy.