Paul Waldau
| Paul Waldau | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
BA (Religious Studies, 1971) University of California at Santa Barbara Juris Doctor (1978) University of California at Los Angeles Theology (1971–1972) University of Chicago Divinity School MA (Religious Studies, 1974) Stanford University DPhil (1997) University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Professor in anthrozoology |
| Employer | Canisius College |
| Known for | Animal rights, animal ethics, animal law |
| Website | www.pauldwaldau.com |
Paul Francis Waldau is a professor at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where he heads the graduate program on anthrozoology. He has several times served as Barker Lecturer in animal law at Harvard Law School, and is the author of a number of books on animal rights and speciesism.[1]
Waldau has also served as the legal director of the Great Ape Project, which campaigns for rights for chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans.[2]
Books
- (2001). The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals. Oxford University Press.
- (ed.) (2006). A Communion of Subjects: Animals in Religion, Science, and Ethics. Columbia University Press.
- (ed.) (2008). An Elephant in the Room: The Science and Well-being of Elephants in Captivity. Center for Animals and Public Policy.
- (2011). Animal Rights: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press.
- (forthcoming). The Animal Invitation: Religion, Law, Science and Ethics in a More-Than-Human World.
- (2013). Animal Studies: An Introduction. Oxford University Press.
Notes
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae, paulwaldau.com, accessed 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Interview with Paul Waldau", Hannity & Colmes, Fox News, 8 November 2002.
Further reading
- Koch, John (1 July 2001). "Paul Waldau, ethicist and former lawyer", The Boston Globe.
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