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VegHist Ep 9: Renaissance. Descartes, Montaigne, Gassendi, and the “sparing diet”

The Vegan Option - Vegetarianism: The Story So Far by Ian McDonald

Ancient philosophers inspire Renaissance thinkers to challenge the old hierarchy of man over beast. Episode 9: Renaissance Old medieval certainties are cracking under the combined assault of new sciences and rediscovered...

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VegHist Ep 9: Renaissance. Descartes, Montaigne, Gassendi, and the “sparing diet” is an episode from The Vegan Option - Vegetarianism: The Story So Far by Ian McDonald. Ancient philosophers inspire Renaissance thinkers to challenge the old...

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Published Dec 8, 2016, audio available.