The Argument for Vegetarianism

There are philosophers who actually argued for vegetarians. They thought these arguments in connection with the issue of cannibalism. An obvious example is Jean-Jacques Rousseau. So what did Rousseau have to say about this? He deploys a theory about the diet of men in the state of nature. And being a vegetarian means you're not aggressive in thestate of nature. Then, of course, you might be quite peaceful even in a state of civil association.