Abstract
This paper explores how to deliberate about food choices from a Stoic perspective informed by the value of environmental sustainability. This perspective is reconstructed from both ancient and contemporary sources of Stoic philosophy. An account of what the Stoic goal of “living in agreement with Nature” would amount to in dietary practice is presented. Given ecological facts about food production, an argument is made that Stoic virtue made manifest as wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance compel Stoic practitioners to select locally sourced, low resource input, plant-based foods whenever circumstances allow.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 369-389 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Environmental Chemistry
- History
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Environmental Science(all)