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Steven Best

Steven is a philosopher, writer, speaker and activist with 30 years work in diverse social movements such as animal rights, species extinction, human overpopulation, ecological crisis, biotechnology, liberation politics, terrorism, mass media and culture, globalization, and capitalist domination. He is Associate Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Texas, El Paso. Steven has published 13 books and over 200 articles and reviews, spoken in nearly two dozen countries, interviewed with media throughout the world, appeared in numerous documentaries, and in 2007 was voted by VegNews as one of the nations “25 Most Fascinating Vegetarians.”

Steven is co-author (with Douglas Kellner) of a trilogy of postmodern studies. More recently, he introduced and co-edited four anthologies: Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals; Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth; Academic Repression: Reflections on the Academic-Industrial Complex; and The Global Industrial Complex: Systems of Domination. His most recent book is: The Politics of Total Liberation: Revolution for the 21st Century.

Steven is a vegan and animal rights activist. He seems to have a naturalistic worldview.

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Steve talking about “The Politics of Total Liberation” on the ARZone podcast

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“The United Nations has two core defects” – Peace Entrepreneur Anders Reagan – on Sentientism Ep:225

Anders Reagan is a peace entrepreneur, philosopher, academic, and technologist. He is founding director of the Peace and Conflict Science Institute (PACS). A Sentientism Conversation.
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“The United Nations has two core defects” – Peace Entrepreneur Anders Reagan – on Sentientism Ep:225

Anders Reagan is a peace entrepreneur, philosopher, academic, and technologist. He is founding director of the Peace and Conflict Science Institute (PACS). A Sentientism Conversation.
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“We’re like babies running around with machine guns” – Mike Berners-Lee – on Sentientism ep:224

Mike Berners-Lee is a professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University. His latest book is A Climate of Truth. A Sentientism conversation.
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What (and who) Are Zoos For? – Heather Browning and ‪Walter Veit‬ on Sentientism ep:223

A Sentientism conversation with philosophers Heather Browning and Walter Veit about their book "What Are Zoos For?"
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