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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Regan canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
animal rights advocate
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ethicist ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of animal exploitation
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legal and moral rights for animals ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1938-11-28 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2017-02-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Thiel College
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University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | North Carolina State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Regan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal ethics
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applied ethics ⓘ ethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
inherent value of individuals
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rights of nonhuman animals ⓘ subjects-of-a-life ⓘ |
| influenced |
animal rights theory
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contemporary animal ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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John Rawls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of animal rights
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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
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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
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professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
deontological ethics
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rights-based ethics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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