Why was Tolstoy vegetarian? [Illustrated]

Philosophy returns; this time with an examination of Leo Tolstoy’s vegetarianism! Some of you may already know that the illustrious novelist was an ardent defender of so-called “Pythagorean” diets, but what is less commonly known is the underlying philosophy driving this decision. Accordingly, this video aims to provide insight into the philosophical beliefs of one of literature’s greatest writers, as well as introducing greater depth to an already well-trodden discourse on meat-based diets.
Here are the shopping links for some of the texts used in this video:
The Metaphysics of Morals (Kant)
www.amazon.co.uk/Kant-Metaphy...
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Tolstoy)
www.amazon.co.uk/Civil-Disobe...
The Ethics of Diet (Williams) + The First Step (Tolstoy)
www.amazon.co.uk/Ethics-Diet-...
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci (Merezhkovsky)
www.amazon.co.uk/Romance-Leon...
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (Diogenes)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/019086217...
Man’s Place in Nature (Twain)
www.amazon.co.uk/Speeches-Ess...

Here is a link to the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s ‘Meat Atlas’: www.foeeurope.org/sites/defau...
[Music: Beautiful Oblivion by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au]
Miles

[@AndrewWadsworth1]

A fascinating insight into a different perspective on the moral reasons for vegetarianism. Thank you for presenting such a clear and concise explanation of it. (From a vegetarian of 56 years, since age 10)

[@_vallee_5190]

Tolstoy is by far my favorite writer of all time.

[@deteo9520]

These videos always leave me wanting an hour long version of the topic.

[@ChickpeatheTortie]

Most of the planet's greatest thinkers were veggies/vegans.

[@kwimms]

Because eating meat is disgusting by design... we are fruit eaters... eating meat is a sin.

[@editaeleazarolleres9366]

Thanks for your work!

[@Jonyrockunit]

🙏🏽 excellent, thoughtful work

[@godot5643]

Great video 👍

[@aidan738]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@z.a.7846]

Very interesting. Thanks 👍

[@farzeenshahzad2269]

Brilliantly explained

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can you do godel's incompleteness and completness theorem?

[@teeniequeenie8369]

Fascinating❤

[@viviendaquino8364]

Great work! Slaughterhouse workers suffer high rates of PTSD and have very high rates of domestic violence. These are facts. As humans, we have a natural aversion to killing. It is generally not in our nature. When we see an animal suffering, our first instinct is to help it.

[@atmanand5802]

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[@udayjoshi3508]

Vegetarianism has been the practice amongst most Hindus all along.

[@hassanosman9173]

Immanuel Kant was definitely not that cute

[@kwimms]

THere is no such thing as "vegetarianism" ... it's more cruel than eating meat and a terrible diet choice.