Biography:Steve F. Sapontzis
Steve F. Sapontzis | |
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| Born | Steven Frederic Sapontzis February 9, 1945 New York City , New York, U.S. |
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Notable work | Morals, Reason, and Animals |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanne Marie Gocker (m. 1992) [1] |
| Institutions | California State University, East Bay |
| Thesis | Merleau-Ponty and Philosophical Methodology (1971) |
Main interests | |
| Website | www |
Steven Frederic Sapontzis[2] (born February 9, 1945) is an American philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at California State University, East Bay who specializes in animal ethics, environmental ethics and meta-ethics.
Life and career
Sapontzis was born in New York City , the son of Zissis Peter and Lea Marie Vial Sapontzis.[1] He obtained his BA from Rice University in 1967, his MPhil in 1970, and PhD from Yale University in 1971;[3] his thesis was entitled Merleau-Ponty and Philosophical Methodology.[4] Sapontzis joined the philosophy faculty at California State University, East Bay, in 1971, and became professor emeritus in 1999.[3]
Sapontzis was co-founder in 1985 of the journal Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics and served as its initial co-editor.[5] He was a member of the board of the American Philosophical Quarterly (1991–1994), and sat on the animal welfare research committee at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (1986–1990).[6]
In 1983, Sapontzis founded, with his wife, the Hayward Friends of Animals Humane society.[7] They now operate Second Chance, Helping the Pets of People in the Need, in California.[7] Sapontzis was also one of the first members of the board of directors of the Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals.[1]
Sapontzis has authored numerous papers,[8] as well as two books: Morals, Reason, and Animals (1987)[9] and Subjective Morals (2011).[10] He also edited the book Food for Thought: The Debate over Eating Meat (2004).[11]
Selected publications
Books
- Morals, Reason, and Animals. Temple University Press, 1987.
- (ed.) Food for Thought: The Debate over Eating Meat. Prometheus Books, 2004.
- Subjective Morals. University Press of America, 2011.
Papers
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1977). "Direct Perception, Some Further Comments". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 37 (4): 556–565. doi:10.2307/2106436. ISSN 0031-8205.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1978). "A Note on Merleau-Ponty's "Ambiguity"". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 38 (4): 538–543. doi:10.2307/2106575. ISSN 0031-8205.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1980). "Are Animals Moral Beings?". American Philosophical Quarterly 17 (1): 45–52. ISSN 0003-0481.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1981). "A Critique of Personhood". Ethics 91 (4): 607–618. doi:10.1086/292273. ISSN 0014-1704.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1983). "Moral Value and Reason". The Monist 66 (1): 146–159. doi:10.5840/monist19836616. ISSN 0026-9662.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1984). "Predation". Ethics and Animals 5 (2): 27–38. doi:10.15368/ea.1984v5n2.1. ISSN 0197-9094.
- Sapontzis, Steve F. (1985). "Moral Community and Animal Rights". American Philosophical Quarterly 22 (3): 251–257. ISSN 0003-0481.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1987). "Moral Relativism: A Causal Interpretation and Defense". American Philosophical Quarterly 24 (4): 329–337. ISSN 0003-0481.
- Sapontzis, Steve F. (1990). "Groundwork for a Subjective Theory of Ethics". American Philosophical Quarterly 27 (1): 27–38. ISSN 0003-0481.
See also
- List of animal rights advocates
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Steve F. Sapontzis Papers 1978-2001: Summary". https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00318/summary.
- ↑ "Books" (in en). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1972: January-June. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1974. pp. 1318. https://books.google.com/books?id=Hj4hAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Steven+Frederic+Sapontzis%22&pg=PA1318.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Directory of Emeritus Faculty". https://www.csueastbay.edu/oaa/files/docs/homepage/directoryemeriti.pdf.
- ↑ Sapontzis, Steve Frederic. "Merleau-Ponty and Philosophical Methodology" (in en). https://www.proquest.com/openview/b4d10648afb0cccd8c010223febf36b4/.
- ↑ Stockwell, John (1985). "Editorial". Between the Species 1 (1): 1–2.
- ↑ "Morals, Reason and Animals: Steve Sapontzis interviewed by Claudette Vaughan". http://www.abolitionist-online.com/08_steve_sapontzis.shtml.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Woodhall, Andrew, ed (2017) (in en). Ethical and Political Approaches to Nonhuman Animal Issues. Springer. pp. 96. ISBN 978-3-319-54549-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=kyIzDwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ "Steve F. Sapontzis Papers, 1978-2001: Contents" (in en). https://lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00318.
- ↑ "Morals, Reason, and Animals". https://tupress.temple.edu/books/morals-reason-and-animals.
- ↑ "Subjective Morals". https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780761856856/Subjective-Morals.
- ↑ Haynes, Richard P. (2008). "Food for Thought. The Debate over Eating Meat by Steve F. Sapontzis". Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 21: 99–105. doi:10.1007/s10806-007-9056-7. https://foodethics.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/inst_ethik_wiss_dialog/Haynes__Richard_P.__2008_Review_-_Sapontzis__S._ed._2004_...pdf.
External links
- Interview with Claudette Vaughan
- 30 years since the publication of Morals, reason and animals – Animal Ethics
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