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A fact from On Abstinence from Eating Animals appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Porphyry describes a moral obligation to extend justice to animals in his 3rd-century treatise on vegetarianism?

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The result was: promoted by DirtyHarry991 talk 10:36, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

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... that Porphyry (pictured) describes a moral obligation to extend justice to animals in his 3rd-century treatise on vegetarianism? Source: "The main argument of DA 3 can be summarized as follows. There is a moral obligation to respect the demands of justice in regard to all for whom there is oikeiōsis, a class which comprehends rational beings" from "Porphyry, Nature, and Community", History of Philosophy Quarterly.
- ALT1: ... that Porphyry (pictured) originated the argument from marginal cases in his 3rd-century treatise on vegetarianism? Source: "In any event, Porphyry's status as the discoverer of the vegetarian argument from marginal cases ought to be acknowledged." from "Vegetarianism and the Argument from Marginal Cases in Porphyry", Journal of the History of Ideas.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wolfgang Wieland and Template:Did you know nominations/Conservation in Indonesia

Created by Gobonobo (talk). Self-nominated at 16:02, 23 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/On Abstinence from Eating Animals; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply

Article created 21 January. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQ is done. Image is good. Hooks are interesting and sourced. Looks ready to go! Thriley (talk) 15:47, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

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