Tzachi Zamir (born February 13, 1967) is an Israeli

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and

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specialising in the

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, the philosophy of theatre, and

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. He is

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of English and General & Comparative Literature at the

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Academic career

Zamir studied at the

and Tel-Aviv University, going on to be a

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and

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in philosophy at

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. He joined the English department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2004 as a lecturer, and is now

of English and General & Comparative Literature. Zamir is the author of the 2006 book ''Double Vision: Moral Philosophy and Shakespearean Drama'' and the 2007 book ''Ethics & the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation'', both published by

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. His 2014 book ''Acts: Theater, Philosophy, and the Performing Self'' was published by the

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. In 2018, he published both the monograph ''Ascent: Philosophy and Paradise Lost'' and the

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''Shakespeare's Hamlet: Philosophical Perspectives'' with

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, and in 2020 he published ''Just Literature: Philosophical Criticism and Justice'' with

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. While most contemporary scholars involved with animal ethics have written in favour of veganism, Zamir however has defended

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Personal life

Zamir lives with his wife and three children in

Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon ( he, הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן, lit. "Splendor of the Sharon, Israel, Sharon plain") is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately east of the Mediterranean coastline, s ...

Selected publications

"Veganism"
('' Journal of Social Philosophy'', 2004) * ''Double Vision: Moral Philosophy and Shakespearean Drama'' (Princeton University Press, 2006) * ''Ethics & the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation'' (Princeton University Press, 2007)
"Killing for Pleasure"
(''

Between the Species ''Between the Species: A Journal for the Study of Philosophy and Animals'' (formerly ''Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics'' and ''Between the Species: An Online Journal for the Study of Philosophy and Animals'', also known as ''BTS'') is a p ...

'', 2011) * ''Acts: Theater, Philosophy, and the Performing Self'' (University of Michigan Press, 2014) * ''Ascent: Philosophy and Paradise Lost'' (Oxford University Press, 2018) * ''Just Literature: Philosophical Criticism and Justice'' (Routledge, 2020)

References

External links

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