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"There
is a new civil war brewing in America, a war over
the politics of nature." |
Dr.
Steven Best is an Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy
at the University of Texas, El Paso. He has published numerous
books and dozens of articles and reviews in the areas of
philosophy, cultural criticism, mass media, social theory,
postmodern theory, and animal rights. He is a journalist
for Animal Rights Online, and a featured writer for Impact
Press. He is also a founding member of the Center on Animal
Liberation Affairs, President of Stop Animal Neglect and
Exploitation (SANE), Vice President of the Vegetarian Society
of El Paso, faculty advisor for Cat University Rescue Effort
(CURE), and has his own radio show, Animal Concerns of Texas
(ACT).
Steven
Best is one of the most respected philosophical minds of
the animal rights movement. In this in-depth interview from
the 2003 Action for Animals Symposium, Best discusses the
epiphany which uprooted his life and spawned his dedication
and life-long commitment to animal liberation. He explores
the issues and tactics of the animal rights movement, analyzes
the irony of the Patriot Act, and inspires activists with
his philosophical insight and undeniable passion. This is
a tool that no activist should be without
