With a background in engineering, Jon has been a substantial contributor to Towards Freedom and the forum 30bananasaday.com in the past. His work is thorough, precise and presented in an interesting fashion.
In Philostratus’ Life of Apollonius, we have perhaps the clearest historical account of an ancient vegan in the character of Apollonius of Tyana. This article will explore Apollonius’s views on veganism and animal righton, their relation to the philosophical life of the ancients and will chronicle some of the experiences Apollonius faced in regards to his veganism.
As a continuation of our series on ancient vegans, we’ll attempt here to take into consideration Porphyry’s essay On Abstinence from Animal Food, written in the third century CE, and translated into English by Thomas Taylor in 1823. A full pdf of the essay is provided here.
Orpheus charming wild animals with his music
In regards to the “nobody’s vegan” idea, I’ll attempt to demonstrate why it is flawed in its essence.