Which is more useful, water or fire: The utility of water and fire. Scientific perceptions and cosmological views of earlier philosophers.
Which animals are more prudent, land-based or water-based: Regarding the intelligence of animals. A comparison of land animals with sea creatures. A critique of Stoic views.
On the irrationality of animals: Inspired by the tenth book of the Odyssey, the views of the Stoics that denied animals a share in reason are examined.
On carnivorism A', B': Meat consumption either in the context of a simple lifestyle or in relation to healthy eating or, finally, connected to philosophical and religious views.
The biographer and philosopher Plutarch (circa 50-120 AD) was born in Chaeronea of Boeotia. Through his travels, he broadened his knowledge and came into contact with personalities of his time, primarily prominent Romans.
He spent most of his life in his homeland and held public priestly offices. His surviving work is distinguished in the historical-biographical part and in the so-called 'Ethical' writings.
In the 'Parallel Lives,' prominent Greeks and Romans are compared, and the worlds each represents are indirectly contrasted.
In the 'Ethics,' issues of morality, philosophy, science, politics, literary criticism, as well as subjects from the realm of religion, nature, history, etc. are developed, sometimes in the form of dialogues and other times as essays or dissertations.
Multilingual and of subtle spirit, the author expressed traditional Greek values with simplicity and an optimistic outlook. His work delights and teaches, being an important source for the literature of classical and Hellenistic times.
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