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MC 00318 Guide to the Steve F. Sapontzis Papers, 1978-2001

Drafts and offprints of articles, 1978-1998, and reviews, 1982-1996, written by Steve F. Sapontzis, as well as drafts of speeches and presentations by Sapontzis, reviews of his book, Morals, Reason, and Animals, clippings of articles by or about Sapontzis, and flyers and leaflets advertising events at which Sapontzis was to speak.
Steve F. Sapontzis, professor emeritus of philosophy at California State University East Bay (formerly California State University Hayward), taught philosophy at California State University Hayward from 1971 until 1999. Sapontzis is the author of Morals, Reason, and Animals (1987) and editor of Food for Thought: the Debate Over Eating Meat (2004). Since 1984, he has been a co-editor of Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics.

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Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

Acquisitions Information

Gift of Steve Sapontzis, 2001 (2001-0020), 2004 (Accession no. 2004-0007)

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Steve F. Sapontzis Papers, MC 318, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Biographical Note

Steve F. Sapontzis, professor emeritus of philosophy at California State University East Bay (formerly California State University Hayward), was born in New York City on February 9, 1945, son of Zissis Peter and Lea Marie Vial Sapontzis. He married Jeanne Marie Gocker on December 25, 1992.

Sapontzis began his career at California State University Hayward in 1971 and served as assistant, associate, and full professor of philosophy there until he retired in 1999. He received the B.A. degree from Rice University in 1967. He studied at the University of Paris in 1967-1968 and then enrolled in graduate studies at Yale University, where he completed a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1971.

Sapontzis is the author of Morals, Reason, and Animals (1987) and editor of Food for Thought: the Debate Over Eating Meat (2004). Since 1984, he has been a co-editor of Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics. He was a member of the board of editorial advisors of the American Philosophical Quarterly, 1991-1994, and a member of the animal welfare research committee at Lawrence Berkeley (California) Laboratory, 1986-1990. He was also a grantee of the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1976 and of the American Council of Learned Societies in 1988. His memberships include the American Philosophical Association, the Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals (board of directors, 1984- ), the American Society for Value Inquiry, and the International Society for Environmental Ethics.

Scope and Content Note

Drafts and offprints of articles, 1978-1998, and reviews, 1982-1996, written by Steve F. Sapontzis, as well as drafts of speeches and presentations by Sapontzis, reviews of his book, Morals, Reason, and Animals, clippings of articles by or about Sapontzis, and flyers and leaflets advertising events at which Sapontzis was to speak. Most of the articles were published in philosophical journals, such as The Journal of Value Inquiry, the American Philosophical Quarterly, Ethics, Ethics and Animals, and Environmental Ethics. The speeches and presentations include speeches prepared for a variety of purposes and settings, including speeches to be given at rallies as well as papers to be read at academic conferences. The clippings are chiefly from The Pioneer at California State University Hayward or The Daily Review, Hayward, Calif. There are also articles from other publications, including newspapers such as the San Francisco Examiner and the Oakland Tribune, and magazines, including the Animals' Agenda and the Animals' Voice.

Identification

MC 00318

Creator

Sapontzis, Steve

Quantity

1.25 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

3 boxes

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff external link.

Language

English

Related Material

Types of material (articles, speeches and presentations, reviews, clippings, flyers and leaflets) are filed together. Within each type, arrangement is chronological.
[Box 1, Folder 1] List of Publications, 1978-1998
[Box 1, Folder 2] Value of Human Rights, 1978
[Box 1, Folder 3] Obligation to be Rational, 1979
[Box 1, Folder 4] Are Animals Moral Beings?, 1980
[Box 1, Folder 5] Critique of Personhood, 1981
[Box 1, Folder 6] Must We Value Life to Have a Right to It?, 1982
[Box 1, Folder 7] On Being Morally Expendable, 1982
[Box 1, Folder 8] Moral Significance of Interests, 1982
[Box 1, Folder 9] Moral Value and Reason, 1983
[Box 1, Folder 10] Reply to Nelson, 1983
[Box 1, Folder 11] Interests and Animals, Needs and Language, 1983
[Box 1, Folder 12] Predation, 1984
[Box 1, Folder 13] Some Reflections on Animal Research, 1984
[Box 1, Folder 14] Editorial, Moral Community and Animal Rights, 1985
[Box 1, Folder 15] Articles from Between the Species, 1986-1988
[Box 1, Folder 16] On Justifying the Exploitation of Animals in Research, 1988
[Box 1, Folder 17] Animal Liberation and Vegetarianism, 1988
[Box 1, Folder 18] Singer e la Sostituibilita' (Singer and Replaceability), 1989
[Box 1, Folder 19] Case Against Invasive Research with Animals, 1990
[Box 1, Folder 20] Unnecessary Fear, Nutrition, and Vegetarianism, 1991
[Box 2, Folder 1] We Should Not Manipulate the Genome of Domestic Hogs, 1991
[Box 2, Folder 2] Animal Rights and Biomedical Research, 1991
[Box 2, Folder 3] Autonomy as an Excuse fo All-Too-Human Chauvinism, 1992
[Box 2, Folder 4] On the Utility of Contracts, 1992
[Box 2, Folder 5] Aping Persons--Pro and Con, 1993
[Box 2, Folder 6] Violence by and to Animals; Nature of the Value of Nature, 1995
[Box 2, Folder 7] On Exploiting Inferiors, 1995
[Box 2, Folder 8] We Should Not Allow Dissection of Animals, 1995
[Box 2, Folder 9] Entries for Encyclopedia of Animal Rights, 1998
[Box 2, Folder 10] Typescripts of Forthcoming Articles
[Box 2, Folder 11] Reviews by Sapontzis, 1982-1983
[Box 2, Folder 12] Reviews by Sapontzis, 1984, 1993, 1996
[Box 2, Folder 13] Speeches and Presentations, 1980-1989
[Box 2, Folder 14] Speeches and Presentations, 1991-2001, undated
[Box 2, Folder 15] Other Writings by Sapontzis, 1980-1991, undated
[Box 2, Folder 16] Other Writings by Sapontzis, undated
[Box 2, Folder 17] Reviews of Sapontzis, Morals, Reason, and Animals, 1989
[Box 3, Folder 1] Clippings (1 of 2)
[Box 3, Folder 2] Clippings (2 of 2)
[Box 3, Folder 3] Flyers and Leaflets Advertising Sapontzis Speeches and Other Events, 1983-1999

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