Tom Regan
American philosopher (1938 to 2017) of animal rights; wrote The Case for Animal Rights.
At a glance
Main ideas
Subjects-of-a-life, Consistency
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Animal Rights and Human Obligations, The Case for Animal Rights, Empty Cages
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Peter Singer and The Case for Animal Rights
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- Regan was a philosopher at North Carolina State University who specialised in animal rights theory.
- His book The Case for Animal Rights (1983) argued that animals are "subjects-of-a-life" with inherent value, just as humans are.
- He co-founded the Culture and Animals Foundation with his wife Nancy.
- The Vegan Society remembers him as a stalwart vegan and activist.
Why it matters
- His rights-based case is one of the handful of works that shaped the modern animal rights movement.
Key facts
- Born
- 28 Nov 19381
- Died
- 17 Feb 2017, at his home in North Carolina, of pneumonia1
- Education
- BA, Thiel College (1960); MA (1962) and PhD (1966), University of Virginia1
- Career
- North Carolina State University from 1967 to 20011
- Founded
- The Culture and Animals Foundation, with Nancy Regan, in 19851
- Films
- Directed We Are All Noah (1986)1
Main ideas
Books to start with
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Animal Rights and Human Obligations1
Co-edited with Peter Singer.
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The rights view of animals.
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Empty Cages1
Facing the challenge of animal rights.
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