ABSTRACT
In Philosophy Heaven (or is it Hell?) a great debate is raging. Should anyone who
chooses to eat meat be allowed in?
Plutarch (AD 46-120) opens, for the vegetarians:
‘It is not natural for men to eat meat. This is shown first of all by the shape of our
bodies. The human body has no resemblance to that of a carnivorous creature. It
has no hooked beak or sharp talons or pointed teeth, no stout stomach or hot
breath able to convert and dispose of such heavy and fleshy fare . . .
