This book argues that there is an ongoing planetary crisis, in both the social and natural worlds, that is of urgent importance. This demands a new politics, a politics of total liberation, one that grasps the need to unite the disparate movements for human, animal, and earth liberation. In the book, Best outlines a way forward despite challenges.

Autorentext

Steven Best is an award-winning writer, noted international speaker, public intellectual, and seasoned activist with over 30 years in diverse political movements. He is Associate Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso, USA.

Inhalt

1. The Animal Standpoint 2. The New Abolitionism. Capitalism, Slavery, and Animal Liberation 3. The Paralysis of Pacifism. In Defense of Militant Direct Action 4. Rethinking Revolution. Veganism, Animal Liberation, Ecology, and the Left 5. Minding the Animals. Cognitive Ethology and the Obsolescence of Left Humanism 6. Moral Progress and the Struggle for Human Evolution Conclusion