Gary L. Francione

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A prominent and respected philosopher of animal rights law and ethical theory, Gary L. Francione is known for his criticism of animal welfare laws and regulations, his abolitionist theory of animal rights, and his promotion of veganism and nonviolence as the baseline principles of the abolitionist movement. Unlike Peter Singer, Francione maintains that we cannot morally justify using animals under any circumstances, and unlike Tom Regan, Francione's theory applies to all sentient beings, not only to those who have more sophisticated cognitive abilities.

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Books by Gary L. Francione

Average rating: 4.34 · 181 ratings · 26 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog? 4.43 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology of the Animal Rights Movement 4.26 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Animals Property & The Law 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation? by Gary L. Francione, Robert Garner 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Vivisection & Dissection in the Classroom: A Guide to Conscientious Objection by Gary L. Francione, Anna Charlton 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	Animal Ethics For Dummies 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Stacked Deck: A Story of Selfishness in America by Lawrence E. Mitchell, Gary L. Francione (Introduction) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“In order to be a teacher you've got to be a student first”
― Gary L. Francione

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“We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.”
― Gary L. Francione

tags: abolition , abolitionist , ahimsa , animals , education , exploitation , francione , inspirational-quotes , justice , life , nonviolence , nonviolence-jainism , peace-making , peace-movement , peace-on-earth , rights , sentience , slavery , veganism , wisdom

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“Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable”
― Gary L. Francione

tags: abolition , abolitionist , ahimsa , animals , francione , inspirational-quotes , justice , life-lessons , nonviolence , nonviolence-jainism , peace-making , peace-movement , peace-on-earth , rights , veganism , vulnerable , wisdom

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