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Often called the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement, Regan "is the foremost philosopher in this country in the fi
Often called the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement, Regan "is the foremost philosopher in this country in the fi
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2015-06-27
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Often called the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement, Regan "is the foremost philosopher in this country in the field of the moral status of non-rational animals", says Bob Bryan, former chairman of the N. C. State Philosophy and Religion Department. Regan has lectured from Stockholm to Melbourne about the importance of recognizing animals as part of the evolving field of ethics. His books, The Case for Animal Rights and In Defense of Animal Rights, are widely acknowledged as having cemented the roots of the modern animal rights movement in academia.
To be sure, vegetarianism dates back to Plato and Plutarch. And in America, the first cruelty busts happened in the late 19th century in New York. But society viewed animals largely as properties, until Regan and a handful of other philosophers pushed animal rights issues into the academic mainstream. Indeed, this academic focus has dramatically altered how Americans approach the ethics of husbandry, some observers say. Once-radical ideas have been firmly woven into society.
Regan envisions a type of "bill of rights" for animals, including the abandonment of pet ownership, elimination of a meat-based diet, and new standards for biomedical research on animals. Essentially, he wants to establish a new kind of solidarity with animals, and stop animal husbandry altogether. "In addition to the visible achievements and changes, there’s been what I might call an invisible revolution taking place, and that revolution is the seriousness with which the issue of animal rights is taken in the academy and in higher education, " Regan says.
But with Regan planning to retire in December, a growing number of farmers, doctors, and others are questioning the sustainability of his ideas. Increasingly, Americans who feel their rights have become secondary to animals rights are speaking out against a wave of arson attacks on farmers and pies thrown in the faces of researchers. Radical groups, with sometimes-violent tactics, have been accused of scaring farmers away from speaking up for traditional agrarian values. Indeed, tensions are only rising between animal rights activists and groups that have traditionally used the land with an eye toward animals overall welfare, not their "right" to be happy or to live long lives.
The controversy around Regan is heightened by the fact that he’s no pacifist. He says he believes it’s OK to break the law for a greater purpose. He calls it the "greater-evil doctrine", the idea that there’s moral hierarchy to crime. "I think that you can win in court, and that’s what I tell people, " Regan says. "I don’t believe that you should run and hide. " The shift in the level of respect has been "seismic", he says. "Contrary to what a lot of people think, there really has been a recognition that there are some things that human beings should not be permitted to do to animals. Where the human heart has grown is in the recognition of what is to be prohibited. "
Why is Regan called the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement?
选项
A、He is a philosopher in the field of animal rights protection.
B、He helps to make animal rights movement an academic subject.
C、He has written many books on how to protect animal rights.
D、He proves that animal societies have their moral standards as human societies do.
答案
B
解析
文中第一段提到,Regan经常被称作动物权利运动的知识领袖,根据Bryan的说法,在为非理性的动物确立道德地位方面,Regan是20世纪的哲学先驱。他到处游说,论述将动物权利作为一个新兴的道德领域。他的书被广泛认为给现代动物权利运动奠定了学术基础,由此可知答案为[B]。
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