"On the other hand, refusing to accept and affirm, avoidable suffering, unfair distributions of goods, uninhibited aggression, and so forth, are refusals which have long been and continue to be part of everyday morality. As such, they are a well-established part of life as it is. Animal liberation extends such concerns, which have traditionally been focused on the human world and on human life, to include equal consideration for animals. In this way, animal liberation is simply carrying on the business of everyday moral practice. Therefore, it does not loathe or deny life as it is. Rather, unlike Callicott's proposed retreat to the wilderness, animal liberation is participating in life and, hopefully, in its continuing moral evolution."
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Academics from the United StatesPhilosophers from the United StatesPeople from New York CityAnimal rights activistsYale University alumni
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Steve Sapontzis, "Article Review of Animal Liberation: A Triangular Affair", Ethics and Animals, Vol. 5, Iss. 4 (1984), p. 120
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