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| − | '''Steven Best''' is a prominent animal right activist and philosopher. He is the associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso and the co-fonder of Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS), an organization which does research related to the animal rights movement and publishes scholarly papers on animal rights. His most famous books are ''Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals'' and ''Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth''. After the government of the United Kingdom | + | '''Steven Best''' is a prominent animal right activist and philosopher. He is the associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso and the co-fonder of Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS), an organization which does research related to the animal rights movement and publishes scholarly papers on animal rights. His most famous books are ''Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals'' and ''Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth''. After the government of the United Kingdom prohibited Best from attending an animal rights rally in 2005, he described the UK as a police state and fascist country. |
Steven Best has coined the term "proxy agents" to describe the human beings who are working on behalf of the animals to liberate them from injustices like animal experimentation. | Steven Best has coined the term "proxy agents" to describe the human beings who are working on behalf of the animals to liberate them from injustices like animal experimentation. | ||
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Steven Best is a prominent animal right activist and philosopher. He is the associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso and the co-fonder of Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS), an organization which does research related to the animal rights movement and publishes scholarly papers on animal rights. His most famous books are Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals and Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth. After the government of the United Kingdom prohibited Best from attending an animal rights rally in 2005, he described the UK as a police state and fascist country.
Steven Best has coined the term "proxy agents" to describe the human beings who are working on behalf of the animals to liberate them from injustices like animal experimentation.