In this small segment of the documentary Dr. Best 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.
"There is a new civil war
brewing..., 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.
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