Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- The proper treatment of animals is a very old question in the West. B. For example, the Pythagoreans and the Neoplatonists urged respect for animals' interests. C. In his biological writings, Aristotle repeatedly suggested that animals lived for their own sake. D. Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers debated the place of animals in human morality. E. Because these thinkers believed in the transmigration of souls between human and animal bodies.
- But his claim in the Politics that nature made all animals for the sake of humans was unfortunately destined to become his most influential statement on the subject.
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