Rate My Professor Tom Regan

Specializing in animal rights and the moral philosophy of G.E. Moore, Regan authored or edited more than twenty books and hundreds of articles. Key publications include The Case for Animal Rights (1983, translated into Swedish, Dutch, Italian, and German, nominated for Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award), Bloomsbury's Prophet: G. E. Moore and the Development of His Moral Philosophy (1987, also nominated for Pulitzer and National Book Award), All That Dwell Therein: Essays on Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics (1982), Defending Animal Rights (2000), Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights (2004), and Animal Rights, Human Wrongs: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (2004). His work significantly influenced philosophical and public discussions on animal rights, environmental ethics, and other moral issues such as abortion and the death penalty. Regan received major honors including the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal, NC State's highest faculty award (2000); Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities (1980-1981) and National Humanities Center (1984-1985); the Joseph Wood Krutch Medal from the Humane Society of the United States (1987); and the Gandhi Award for contributions to the animal rights movement (1986). He served on the editorial boards of Ethics and The Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, and was a member of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on Medical Ethics. Regan delivered hundreds of lectures worldwide to educators, policymakers, students, and the public, and co-founded the Culture & Animals Foundation.