Tom Regan

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Tom Regan was an American philosopher best known for his influential defense of animal rights based on the inherent value and moral standing of individual animals.

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instanceOf animal rights advocate
ethicist
human
philosopher
university teacher
academicDiscipline philosophy
advocatedFor abolition of animal exploitation
legal and moral rights for animals
birthDate 1938-11-28
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2017-02-17
educatedAt Thiel College NERFINISHED
University of Virginia NERFINISHED
employer North Carolina State University NERFINISHED
familyName Regan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork animal ethics
applied ethics
ethics
moral philosophy
philosophy
givenName Tom NERFINISHED
hasConcept inherent value of individuals
rights of nonhuman animals
subjects-of-a-life
influenced animal rights theory
contemporary animal ethics
influencedBy Immanuel Kant
John Rawls NERFINISHED
knownFor defense of animal rights
rights-based approach to animal ethics
theory of inherent value of animals
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement animal rights movement
name Tom Regan NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableWork All That Dwell Therein: Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics NERFINISHED
Defending Animal Rights NERFINISHED
Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights NERFINISHED
The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation? NERFINISHED
The Case for Animal Rights NERFINISHED
occupation philosopher
professor
writer
philosophicalSchool deontological ethics
rights-based ethics
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Raleigh, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University
sexOrGender male

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