Background
Sapontzis, Steve F. was born on February 9, 1945 in New York City. Son of Zissis Peter and Lea Marie (Vial) Sapontzis.
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Morals, Reason, and Animals by Sapontzis, S. (1992) Paperback
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Morals, Reason, and Animals by S. F Sapontzis (1-Mar-1992) Paperback
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Morals, Reason, and Animals
(This book criticizes the common belief that we are entitl...)
This book criticizes the common belief that we are entitled to exploit animals for our benefit because they are not as rational as people. After discussing the moral (in)significance of reason in general, the author proceeds to develop a clear, commonsensical conception of what "animal rights" is about and why everyday morality points toward the liberation of animals as the next logical step in Western moral progress. The book evaluates criticisms of animal rights that have appeared in recent philosophical literature and explains the consequences of animal liberation for our diet, science, and treatment of the environment. The issue of animal rights has become of increasing philosophical and popular importance over the past decade. "Morals, Reason, and Animals" is the first extensive, second-generation contribution to this debate. Focusing exclusively on the fundamental philosophical issues, Sapontzis both undermines the arguments that have been raised against animal rights and constructs a rebuttal that avoids the pitfalls encountered by earlier defenses. S. F. Sapontzis is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Hayward.
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Steve F. Sapontzis
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Bachelor, Rice University, 1967. Postgraduate, University Paris, 1968. Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1971.
Career
From assistant to full professor philosophy, California State University, Hayward, since 1971. Lecturer Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1986.
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Morals, Reason, and Animals
(This book criticizes the common belief that we are entitl...)
- Morals, Reason, and Animals by S. F. Sapontzis (1987-07-30)
- Morals, Reason, and Animals by Sapontzis, S. (1992) Paperback
- Morals, Reason, and Animals by S. F Sapontzis (1-Mar-1992) Paperback
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Morals, Reason, and Animals
Membership
Member animal welfare research committee Lawrence Berkeley (California) Laboratory, 1986-1990. President Hayward Friends of Animals Humane Society, since 1985. Board directors Paw Pac Animal Welfare, Sacramento, since 1984.
Member American Philosophical Association, International Society for Environmental Ethnics, Society for Study Ethics and Animals (board directors since 1984).
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Married Jeanne Marie Gocker, December 25, 1992.
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Fulbright fellow United States Government, 1967-1968, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow Yale University, 1968-1969. National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1976, American Council Learned Societies grantee, 1988.Fulbright fellow United States Government, 1967-1968, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow Yale University, 1968-1969. National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1976, American Council Learned Societies grantee, 1988.