Steven Wise in conversation with Ken Taylor and John Perry, co-hosts of “Philosophy Talk.” This event will be a live taping of the award-winning Stanford podcast.

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which is the subject of the new documentary Unlocking the Cage. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and is the author of four books: Rattling the Cage – Toward Legal Rights for Animals; Drawing the Line – Science and the Case for Animal Rights; Though the Heavens May Fall – The Landmark Trial That Led to the End of Human Slavery; and An American Trilogy – Death, Slavery, and Dominion Along the Banks of the Cape Fear River. He holds a J.D. from Boston University Law School and a B.S. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary.

Sponsored by:
McCoy Center for Ethics in Society, Stanford Law School, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Stanford People for Animal Welfare, Students for a Sustainable Stanford, and the Peace and Justice Studies Initiative