Steve F. Sapontzis | |
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| Born | Steven Frederic Sapontzis February 9, 1945
New York City,
New York, U.S. |
| Education |
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| Notable work | Morals, Reason, and Animals |
| Spouse |
Jeanne Marie Gocker (
m. 1992) |
| 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. JSTOR 2106436.
- 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. JSTOR 2106575.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1980). "Are Animals Moral Beings?". American Philosophical Quarterly. 17 (1): 45–52. ISSN 0003-0481. JSTOR 20009783.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1981). "A Critique of Personhood". Ethics. 91 (4): 607–618. doi: 10.1086/292273. ISSN 0014-1704. JSTOR 2380296. S2CID 170292757.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1983). "Moral Value and Reason". The Monist. 66 (1): 146–159. doi: 10.5840/monist19836616. ISSN 0026-9662. JSTOR 27902793.
- 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. JSTOR 20014103.
- Sapontzis, S. F. (1987). "Moral Relativism: A Causal Interpretation and Defense". American Philosophical Quarterly. 24 (4): 329–337. ISSN 0003-0481. JSTOR 20014210.
- Sapontzis, Steve F. (1990). "Groundwork for a Subjective Theory of Ethics". American Philosophical Quarterly. 27 (1): 27–38. ISSN 0003-0481. JSTOR 20014309.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Steve F. Sapontzis Papers 1978-2001: Summary". NC State University Libraries. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Books". Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1972: January-June. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1974. p. 1318.
- ^ a b "Directory of Emeritus Faculty" (PDF). California State University, East Bay. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Sapontzis, Steve Frederic. "Merleau-Ponty and Philosophical Methodology". ProQuest. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Stockwell, John (1985). " Editorial". Between the Species 1 (1): 1–2.
- ^ "Morals, Reason and Animals: Steve Sapontzis interviewed by Claudette Vaughan". abolitionist-online. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Woodhall, Andrew; Trindade, Gabriel Garmendia da, eds. (2017). Ethical and Political Approaches to Nonhuman Animal Issues. Springer. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-319-54549-3.
- ^ "Steve F. Sapontzis Papers, 1978-2001: Contents". NC State University Libraries. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Morals, Reason, and Animals". Temple University Press. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Subjective Morals". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Haynes, Richard P. (2008). "Food for Thought. The Debate over Eating Meat by Steve F. Sapontzis" (PDF). Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 21: 99–105. doi: 10.1007/s10806-007-9056-7.
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Claudette Vaughan
- 30 years since the publication of Morals, reason and animals – Animal Ethics
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American philosophers
- 21st-century American philosophers
- Academics from New York City
- American animal rights scholars
- American ethicists
- Animal ethicists
- Anti-vivisectionists
- California State University, East Bay faculty
- Environmental ethicists
- Metaphilosophers
- Organization founders
- Philosophy journal editors
- Philosophers from New York (state)
- Rice University alumni
- Sentientists
- Yale University alumni