The Logic of Vegetarianism: Essays and Dialogues
1899
The Logic of Vegetarianism: Essays and Dialogues, published in 1899 by Henry S. Salt, is a collection of essays that presents ethical arguments for vegetarianism. Salt critiques common misconceptions about vegetarianism and engages with counterarguments from advocates of meat consumption. The work aims to establish vegetarianism not merely as a dietary choice but as a moral philosophy, emphasizing the need for a logical understanding of its ethical implications.
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“We are learning to get rid of these 'anthropocentric' delusions, which, as has been pointed out by Mr E. P. Evans, 'treat man as being essentially different and inseparably apart from all other sentient creatures, to which he is bound by no ties of mental affinity or moral obligation'; whereas, in fact, 'man is as truly a part and product of Nature as any other animal, and this attempt to set him up as an isolated point outside of it is philosophically false and morally pernicious'.””
— Henry S. Salt
