---
title: "williams - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/?view=category&id=79"
date: "2026-11-06T00:46:43+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

williams

 [ ![The Ethics of Diet - Apollonius of Tyrana c.3 B.C. - c.97 A.D.](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/greece_rome/Apollonius_of_Tyana.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2923:history-williams-apollonius&catid=79)

## [The Ethics of Diet - Apollonius of Tyrana c.3 B.C. - c.97 A.D.](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2923:history-williams-apollonius&catid=79)

Apollonius of Tyana c.3 B.C. - c.97 A.D. (text from the 1st edition, 1883 )

 [ Read More ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2923:history-williams-apollonius&catid=79)

 [ ![The Ethics of Diet - Asoka](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/east/Ashoka.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2924:history-williams-asoka&catid=79)

## [The Ethics of Diet - Asoka](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2924:history-williams-asoka&catid=79)

ASOKA 250 B.C. (text from the 2nd edition, 1896, scanned by animalrightshistory.org - Asoka was not included in the 1st edition)

 [ Read More ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2924:history-williams-asoka&catid=79)

 [ ![The Ethics of Diet - John Abernethy M.D. 1763-1831](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/england19a/John_Abernethy.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2922:history-williams-abernethy&catid=79)

## [The Ethics of Diet - John Abernethy M.D. 1763-1831](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2922:history-williams-abernethy&catid=79)

John Abernethy M.D. 1763-1831 (text from the 1st edition, 1883)

 [ Read More ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2922:history-williams-abernethy&catid=79)

 [ ![The Ethics of Diet: Christian and Western Literature, 5th-16th Centuries](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/history-williams-dark-ages.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2939:history-williams-dark-ages&catid=79)

## [The Ethics of Diet: Christian and Western Literature, 5th-16th Centuries](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2939:history-williams-dark-ages&catid=79)

Christian and Western Literature 5th Century to 16th Century (text from the 1st edition, 1883)

 [ Read More ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2939:history-williams-dark-ages&catid=79)

 [ ![The Ethics of Diet - Albrecht von Haller M.D. 1708-1777](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/renaissance/Albrecht_von_Haller.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2952:history-williams-haller&catid=79)

## [The Ethics of Diet - Albrecht von Haller M.D. 1708-1777](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2952:history-williams-haller&catid=79)

Albrecht von Haller M.D. 1708-1777 (text from the 1st edition, 1883)

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 [ ![The Ethics of Diet - Jules Michelet. 1797-1874](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/europe19b/Jules_Michelet.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2968:history-williams-michelet&catid=79)

## [The Ethics of Diet - Jules Michelet. 1797-1874](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2968:history-williams-michelet&catid=79)

Jules Michelet. 1797-1874 (text from the 1st edition, 1883 )

 [ Read More ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2968:history-williams-michelet&catid=79)

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