How might a Stoic eat in accordance with nature and “environmental facts”?

Kai Whiting*, William O. Stephens, Edward Simpson, Leonidas Konstantakos

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)369–389
    Number of pages21
    JournalJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
    Volume33
    Issue number3-6
    Early online date14 Jul 2020
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2020

    Keywords

    • Diet
    • Stoicism
    • Sustainability
    • Veganism
    • Vegetarianism
    • Virtue ethics

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