– Biography:
– Born in 1967 in a small town south of Lyon
– Father was a secondary school teacher involved in the French Maoist movement
– Became a vegetarian at age 13
– Co-founded Veggie Pride in 2001
– Editor of the antispeciesist journal “L’Amorce”
– Philosophy:
– Antinaturalist critical of the concept of nature
– Critic of humanism, advocating for egalitarianism
– Hedonistic utilitarian placing sentient beings at the center of moral concern
– Influenced by Peter Singer’s “Animal Liberation”
– Supports Singer’s concept of speciesism
– Publications:
– Books:
– “La Domination adulte. L’oppression des mineurs”
– “La Révolution antispéciste”
– “Solidarité animale. Défaire la société spéciste”
– Pamphlets:
– “Doing away with the concept of Nature, back to ethics and politics”
– References:
– Article on Yves Bonnardel in Usbek & Rica
– Fabien Carrié’s work on Vegephobia in the French Animal Rights Movement
– Elizabeth Regan Cherry’s book “Culture and Activism: Animal Rights in France and the United States”
– P. Ruhlmann’s article on killing animals
– Various references on Veggie Pride and antispeciesist activism
– Influence:
– Co-founded the antispeciesist journal “Cahiers antispécistes”
– Co-wrote the Manifesto for the Abolition of International Apartheid
– Participates in organizing events like the World Day for the Abolition of Meat
– Active in promoting animal rights and antispeciesism
– Advocates for a society that respects sentient beings
Yves Bonnardel (born 1967) is a French philosopher, essayist and editor, libertarian, egalitarian and antispeciesist activist. He is one of the founding members of the French-language journal Cahiers antispécistes ("Antispeciesist Notebooks") and of the events Veggie Pride, Les Estivales de la question animale ("The Summers of the Animal Question") and the march to close all slaughterhouses.
Yves Bonnardel | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Lyon, France |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, editor, essayist, philosopher |
| Website | yves-bonnardel.info |