Tag Archives: Animal Rights

Animals and Vivisection

Posted on December 10, 1989 by Steve Weiss

Tom Regan and Nicolaas Rupke discuss the ethics and politics of animal vivisection. Professor Regan is the author of The Case for Animal Rights (the University of California Press). Dr. Rupke is the editor of Vivisection in Historical Perspective (Croom … Continue reading →

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Skepticism, Morality, and Rights

Posted on August 6, 1989 by Steve Weiss

In historical and contemporary terms, David Copp discusses the relationship between skepticism and morality. Andrew Linzey talks about Christian theology and the animal rights movement. 462 – Skepticism, Morality, and Rights

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Philosophy and Public Policy

Posted on July 28, 1985 by Steve Weiss

Tom Regan comments on the role of philosophy in the public discussion of and policy making about animal rights in America. At [6:20], Michael Bayles and Larry Temkin exchange ideas on the philosophical basis of equality in public policy. What contribution … Continue reading →

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The Case of Animal Rights

Posted on April 28, 1985 by Steve Weiss

Do animals have rights? To what extent do animals participate in the human moral community? How should humankind view its ethical relationship to animals? Those questions are central to Tom Regan‘s book, The Case for Animal Rights, published in 1983 … Continue reading →

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