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Selections ranging from Aristotle and Descartes to Sagan and Dawkins are organised around four broad themes covering classical discussions of life ... this fascinating collection is essential reading ...

Matthew Duncombe receives funding from the Loeb Classical Library Foundation and the British Academy. Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined ...

Some ancient Greek and Roman philosophers supported vegetarianism. Killing animals for pleasure causes people to develop the ...