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PLUTARCH’S THREE TREATISES ON ANIMALS This volume offers a new translation of Plutarch’s three treatises on animals— On the Cleverness of Animals, Whether Beasts Are Rational and On Eating Meat—accompanied by introductions and explanatory commentaries. The accompanying commentaries are designed not only to elucidate the meaning of the Greek text, but to call attention to Plutarch’s striking anticipations of arguments central to current philosophical and ethological discourse in defense of the position that non- human animals have intellectual and emotional dimensions that make them worthy of inclusion in the moral universe of human beings. Plutarch’s Three Treatises on Animals will be of interest to students of ancient philosophy and natural science, and to all readers who wish to explore the history of thought on human–non- human animal relations, in which the animal treatises of Plutarch hold a pivotal position. Stephen T. Newmyer is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Duquesne Univer- sity in Pittsburgh, USA. He has published extensively on classical views on the intellectual and emotional dimensions of non- human animals, and is the author of Animals, Rights and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics ( Routledge, 2006), Animals in Greek and Roman Thought: A Sourcebook (Routledge, 2011) and The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought: The ‘Man Alone of Animals’ Concept (Routledge, 2017). ROUTLEDGE CLASSICAL TRANSLATIONS Routledge Classical Translations provides scholars and students with accurate, modern translations of key texts that illuminate distinctive aspects of the classical world and come from a range of periods, from early Greece to the Byzantine empire. Volumes include thematic groupings of texts, texts from important authors as well as texts from the Byzantine period that are relevant for the study of the classical world but which remain inaccessible. Each volume has accompanying notes and commentary that provide a solid framework for deeper understanding of the material. As well as providing translations of significant texts, the series makes available material that is untranslated into English or difficult to access, and places these texts within new contexts to open- up areas of study and support research. THE LOST HISTORY OF PETER THE PATRICIAN An Account of Rome’s Imperial Past from the Age of Justinian Thomas Banchich THE SORROWS OF MATTIDIA A New Translation and Commentary Curtis Hutt and Jenni Irving MUSAEUS’ HERO AND LEANDER Introduction, Greek Text, Translation, and Commentary Silvia Montiglio PLUTARCH’S THREE TREATISES ON ANIMALS A Translation with Introductions and Commentary Stephen T. Newmyer For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.routledge. com/classicalstudies/series/CLTRA PLUTARCH’S THREE TREATISES ON ANIMALS A Translation with Introductions and Commentary Stephen T. Newmyer First published 2021 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 Stephen T. Newmyer The right of Stephen T. Newmyer to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing- in- Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data A catalog record has been requested for this book ISBN: 978-1-138-57084-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-203-70318-2 (ebk) Typeset in Times New Roman by codeMantra FOR THE HONORABLE WILLIAM S. STICKMAN IV, “A Good Man Skilled in Speaking” CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Preface xi 1 Whether Land or Sea Animals Have More Intelligence, or On the Cleverness of Animals (De sollertia animalium) 1 Introduction 1 Translation 20 2 Whether Beasts Are Rational, or Gryllus (Bruta animalia ratione uti) 95 Introduction 95 Translation 106 3 On Eating Meat (De esu carnium) 128 Introduction 128 Treatise I: Translation 138 Treatise II: Translation 156 Bibliography 169 Index 177 vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is a pleasure to acknowledge my gratitude to Amy Davis-Poynter and Lizzi Risch at Routledge who welcomed this project with enthusiasm and guided me to its conclusion. Their remarkable forbearance and indulgence with my many questions and requests along the way deserve my special thanks. The sensible editorial hand of Gail Welsh showed me, in a gentle way, that there is always room for improvement. ix
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