A Plea for Vegetarianism and Other Essays

A Plea for Vegetarianism and Other Essays

A Plea for Vegetarianism and Other Essays - Henry S. Salt
Author
Henry S. Salt
Publisher
Vegetarian Society, Manchester
Published
1886
Pages
114
Format
Hardback

Summary

Nine essays giving insight into reactions to vegetarians, with suggestions how vegetarians should respond. The title essay had a profound influence on Mahatma Gandhi who found it in a vegetarian restaurant in London.

Content

  • A Plea For Vegetarianism
  • Morality In Diet
  • Good Taste In Diet
  • Some Results Of Food Reform
  • Medical Men And Food Reform
  • Sir Henry Thompson On "Diet"
  • On Certain Fallacies
  • Sport
  • The Philosophy Of Cannibalism
  • Vegetarianism And Social Reform