Answer the following question: What key details about steve sapontzis can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: steve f. sapontzis is professor emeritus of philosophy at california state university , east bay , specializing in animal ethics and environmental ethics . he is the author of '' morals , reason , and animals '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- and '' subjective morals '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , and editor of '' food for thought : the debate over eating meat '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- . he was co-founder in 1984 of '' between the species : a journal of ethics '' , and founder of the hayward friends of animals humane society . he obtained his ba from rice university in 1967 , and his mphil and phd from yale university in 1970 and 1971 . he joined the philosophy faculty at california state university , east bay in 1971 , and became professor emeritus in 1999 . he was a member of the board of the '' american philosophical quarterly '' -lrb- 1991-1994 -rrb- , and sat on the animal welfare research committee at lawrence berkeley laboratory -lrb- 1986-1990 -rrb- . sapontzis is an advocate of animal rights . in '' morals , reason , and animals '' , he argues that non-human animals have interests , and that it is the existence of interests that justifies inclusion in the moral community . he writes that human beings should extend to non-humans the same moral protection for the latter 's interests that we enjoy for our own . he argues further that the burden of proof should shift toward those who argue against equal consideration for animals : aristotle thought that men were naturally superior to women and greeks naturally superior to other races ; victorians thought white men had to shoulder the burden of being superior to savages ; and nazis thought aryans were a master race . we have come to reject these and many other supposedly natural hierarchies ; the history of what we consider moral progress can be viewed as , in large part , the replacement of hierarchical worldviews with a presumption in favor of forms of egalitarianism . this substitution places the burden of proof on those who would '' deny '' equal consideration to the interests of...
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- known for is animal ethics , animal rights , environmental ethics- notable works is '' 1987 -rrb- morals , reason , and animals '' -lrb-- education is ba in philosophy -lrb- 1970 -rrb- yale university phd in philosophy in -lrb- 1971 -rrb- yale university philosophy -lrb- 1967 -rrb- rice university mphil- name is steve f. sapontzis- nationality is american- occupation is professor east bay emeritus of philosophy , california state university ,