[Greek: Peri apoches empsychon biblia tessara] De abstinentia ab esu animalium

Is the slaughter of animals a necessity of life or a 'recent and wicked innovation' that corrupts the human soul? Porphyry’s De Abstinentia is the definitive ancient manifesto for ethical vegetarianism, challenging readers to consider whether true piety and intellectual clarity can ever coexist with the consumption of flesh.