The Vegan Veteran Retreat

  Plotinus Plotinus was an ancient philosopher from almost 2,000 years ago. And was a vegetarian!!! This little-known philosopher lived in the 200 AD era, and was one of the pioneers of vegetarianism and animal rights. He was the founder of the Neoplatonic school of philosophy. Plotinus believed that all creatures had a soul. He thought the entire world had one single soul. This man avoided medicine made from animals, and taught that all animals feel pain and pleasure.  He believed in order for humans to unite with the 'Supreme Reality', humans had to treat all animals with compassion. He lived in Egypt, and had a primary philosophy of 3 principles: The One, the Intellect and The Soul. His concept of 'The One' is what he was best known for: beyond all being, the good, the beauty; 'the one' is the source of the world, according to Plotinus. He had a concept of the true human and happiness being beyond anything physical.  This man distrusted materialism. He was bi...

  Plutarch Plutarch was a philosopher of ancient Greece. He is considered one of the earliest vegetarian philosophers in history. He studied mathematics and philosophy. Plutarch was known for writing biographies of the time. His work he is known best for is Parallel Lives , a series of bios of well known Greeks and Romans in that point of history. Plutarch's works strongly influenced the evolution of the essay, biography and historical writing. He influenced many writers, including Shakespeare. Plutarch was a vegetarian, and strong advocate for animal rights. He wrote about the ethics of meat eating in Moralia, a collection of 78 essays. #68, titled De Esu Carnium , focused on the eating of the 'flesh of animals'. And this was 2000 years ago! He argued on behalf of the animals. Plutarch was influenced by Pythagorean philosophy. In the later part of his life, Plutarch spent his last 30 years as a priest. A few great quotes from Plutarch: "Poetry is painting that speaks...