In a style at once simple and elegant, regan dispels the negative image of animal rights advocates perpetrated by the mass media, unmasks the fraudulent rhetoric of humane treatment favored. All hydro systems studio collection bathtubs and whirlpools are backed by our exclusive 5 year limited warranty and include the standard features. One of the best introductions to animal rights out there, empty cages is an excellent primer for supporters and skeptics alike. Facing the challenge of animal rights this is a brillient, inspiring, thought provoking book on animal rights. New scientist empty cages is an excellent introduction for newcomers to the world of animal rights. Tom regans fundamental problem with the way animals are treated. Animal rights is about rights, just like human rights revolve around the concept of rights.
He was professor emeritus of philosophy at north carolina state university, where he taught from 1967 until his retirement in 2001. Regan was a recipient of a national endowment for the humanities fellowship and a fellow of the national humanities center. The empty cages collective is a project aimed at building a movement in england, wales and scotland that resists the prison industrial complex and organises towards a prisonfree world. I am extremely against animal abuse, and i am against it all the time. Compare tom regan, carl cohen and peter singer in terms of. The empty cages collective ecc is an allvolunteer, 501c3 nonprofit, animal rescue and. Select this result to view tom j regans phone number, address, and more. A londonbased writer who loves him some video games. The case for animal rights is a 1983 book by the american philosopher tom regan, in which the author argues that at least some kinds of nonhuman animals have moral rights because they are the subjectsofalife, and that these rights adhere to them whether or not they are recognized.
The suffering caused to animals outweighs the benefits to humans. It is an elementary principle of logic that no statement is true because of the identity of the person who makes it. Torturing an animal is not wrong simply or mainly because it upsets other. There has been endless debate about whether or not animals have rights. He was professor emeritus of philosophy at north carolina state university, where he had taught from 1967 until his retirement in 2001 regan was the author of numerous books on the philosophy of animal rights, including the case for. The work is considered an important text within animal rights theory. The nature and possibility of an environmental ethic tom. This presentation by professor tom regan north carolina state university, usa was recorded at the university of heidelberg in germany on may 24, 2006. A conception of an environmental ethic is set forth which involves postulating that nonconscious natural objects can have value in their own right, independently of human interests.
To require others to treat animals justly, as their rights require, is not to ask for anything more nor less in their case than in the case of any human to whom just treatment is due. Its a good way to either familiarize yourself with some of toms work or to help you remember the scope of his work. Tom regan this book is invaluable introduction to a critical reexamination of our relationship to animals. The third result is tom j regan age 60s in davenport, ia in the near north side neighborhood. Longtime activist regan discusses issues of animal abuse and exploitation in a steady, rational tone. It is the fact that peter singer said this that is supposed to expose speaks opposition as groundless. Studio regan 292 avenue paine, valencia, ca 955 phone 661 7750686 fax 661 7750668 hydro systems, inc. Tom regan november 28, 1938 february 17, 2017 was an american philosopher who specialized in animal rights theory. Robert leonard made this video about tom regan that contains many of toms words and writings. It does not respect the fact that many people care about animals.
But not until tom regan published the case for animal rights did the world possess a theory of the rights of animals. Tom regan is professor emeritus of philosophy at north carolina state university. Tom regan phone, address, background info whitepages. Philosophers attempt to come up with the moral conclusions by taking in account the many different standpoints and presenting their related arguments.
The animal rights movement is a part of, not opposed to, the human rights movement. Stream tracks and playlists from empty cages on your desktop or mobile device. Described by jeffrey masson as the single best introduction to animal rights ever written, this new book by tom regan will structure the animal rights debate for generations to come. Click download or read online button to empty cages facing the challenge of animal rights book pdf for free now. Animal rights is a specific moral theory, not a catchall for. The center for union facts is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that fights for transparency and accountability in americas labor. That movement, as i conceive it, is committed to a number of goals, including. Empty cages facing the challenge of animal rights download empty cages facing the challenge of animal rights ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.
A notable omission is any discussion of gary varners defense of therapeutic hunting varner 1998. In his latest book empty cages facing the challenge of animal rights he argues that human beings should not enslave nonhuman animals and use them as means to their ends. Animal rights and environmental ethics springerlink. Terms in this set 18 as regan conceives of the animal rights movement, what are three of the things the movement is committed to.
Also how do the two disagree about the moral status of animals. Union facts machinists, national headquarters thomas regan. Tom regan, carl cohen, peter singer animal rights are one of the most controversial issues today. Question tom regans view of animals is that student answer. Animal guardian every so often a book is written that is destined to change the way people think. Listen to empty cages soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 2 tracks.
Reflections on the coming revolution, philadelphie, temple university press, p. Download pdf empty cages facing the challenge of animal. He is also an uncompromising animal rights advocate ara. According to tom regan, what is fundamentally wrong with the treatment of animals in our current system. The total abolition of the use of animals in science b. Join facebook to connect with tom regan and others you may know. Tom regan quotes author of the case for animal rights. When philosophy students come to this issue hundreds of years from now, they will read the greats in light of the arguments presented.
For online sources, i usually but not always provide a url for the source. A nonprofit organization that provides wellness, resources and education to people and their pets within the. In 2000, north carolina state university libraries established the tom regan animal rights archive. We have no direct duties to nonhumans, only duties to other humans regarding nonhumans a. Aristotle, aquinas, descartes, kant, bentham, mill. It treats animals merely as resources to be used for our purposes. Tom regan, moral philosopher and animal rights pioneer. This consists of notes, letters, manuscripts and typescripts, books and pamphlets, and audiovisual materials documenting tom s work, as well as other material relating to the history of the animal advocacy movement. They had two wonderful children, a son, bryan, who is a photographer living in raleigh, and a daughter, karen, who is associate vice chancellor for research at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. Tom regan, philosopher and animal rights pioneer, 1938. I was almost in tears from the tenderness of the final paragraph. Facing the challenge of animal rights and from the new preface to the second edition of the case for animal rights 2. Calmly, lucidly, he asks readers to confront the miserable conditions we have inflicted on animals.
November 28, 1938 february 17, 2017 was an american philosopher who specialized in animal rights theory. Tom regan the case for animal rights flashcards quizlet. The case for animal rights tom regan i regard myself as an advocate of animal rights as a part of the animal rights movement. Each essay is preceded by an introduction that gives autobiographical information about the circumstances under which it was.
Tom regan was married to the former nancy tirk, with whom he cofounded the culture and animals foundation. Tom regan in his own words video culture and animals. Calmly, lucidly, he asks readers to confront the miserable conditions we have in. Described by jeffrey masson as the single best introduction to animal rights ever written, this new book by tom regan dispels the negative image of animal rights advocates perpetrated by the mass media, unmasks the fraudulent rhetoric of humane treatment favored by animal exploiters, and explains why existing. The system takes an instrumental value of animals animals are resources for us to use as we please. This book refers to many sources, both in print and online. Books defending animal rights by tom regan lisa kemmerer cheers on tom regan as he defends the idea of animals having rights amongst ethical topics, animal rights is perhaps the hottest, most divisive, and least understood. All that dwen therein is a collection from tom regans recent journal ar ticles and public lectures. Granted, peter singer is an influential philosopher. It explores the connection between animal useabuse and the teachings of judaism and christianity. Animal liberation, among others, tom regan empty cages, among others and mark rowlands animals like us, among others and others. Tom regans major film awards include the silver medal for we are all noah international film festival of new york, 1986 and the gold medal for voices i have heard houston international film festival, 1988. My article is adapted from chapters 3 and 4 of empty cages.
Tom regans empty cages is a powerful call for justice on one of the most urgent issues human society faces. Many years ago i read a short essay by a writer whose name i cant remember now, but the content of. Tom regan, author of the case for animal rights, who also narrates the film. Between peter singers all animals are equal and tom regans the case for animal rights i need to know how how singer and regan illustrate the difference between utilitarianism and kantianism the kantianism i have a lot of trouble seeing. Facing the challenge of animal rights tom regan download bok. Animal rights and human obligations edited by tom regan and peter singer. It motivates me to get out there and play my part in realising a new world where all creatures are respected and free. We begin by asking how the moral status of animals has been understood by thinkers who deny that animals have rights. Stricter requirements then singer and singer does not.
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