“The significance of Empedocles lies in his view that all living beings belong to a single community or lifeworld, which is governed by a universal law of justice.“

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Aeon: Should we act morally towards trees? Empedocles says yes

https://aeon.co/essays/should-we-act-morally-towards-trees-empedocles-says-yes

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