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Tom Regan Cited in Historic Court Ruling
Continue readingIn an historic ruling today, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision that all three intermediate appellate courts of New York that had ruled against the Nonhuman Rights Project, had decided wrongly. The NhRP, led by Steven M. Wise, has for years argued that chimpanzees (and other Great Apes, as well as pachyderms and cetaceans), deserve legal standing as nonhuman persons. Philosophers are rarely cited in American courts. However, in this ruling, the work of CAF co-founder Tom Regan was cited not once, but twice.
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New Issue of Between the Species about Tom Regan
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Between the Species, a peer-reviewed electronic journal devoted to the philosophical examination of the relationship between human beings and other animals, just released an issue on CAF co-founder Tom Regan. Board member Mylan Engel Jr. and CAF grantee Nathan Nobis both have pieces in the issue. You can read the issue here. -
Board Member Named NIU Presidential Teaching Professor
Continue readingCongratulations to board member, Mylan Engel Jr., who was just honored as the 2018 Northern Illinois University (NIU) Presidential Teaching Professor. Mylan teaches in the department of philosophy.
