Rate My Professor Steven Best

Best's scholarship focuses on continental philosophy, Marxism, critical theory, critical animal studies, ecology, applied ethics (encompassing animal rights, environmental ethics, and bioethics), social and political philosophy, media theory, cultural studies, and philosophy of history. He is a prolific scholar, author, and editor, with over 13 books to his credit, including highly cited works such as Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations (1991, with Douglas Kellner), The Postmodern Turn (1997, with Kellner), The Postmodern Adventure (2001, with Kellner), Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals (2004, editor with Anthony J. Nocella II), The Politics of Total Liberation: Revolution for the 21st Century (2014), and Philosophy in the World: Rethinking Humanity (2019). His books have garnered prestigious awards, including the Michael Harrington Best Social Theory Book Award for The Postmodern Turn (1997), Foreword Magazine's Best Philosophy Book of the Year for The Postmodern Adventure (2001), and the American Education Studies Association Critics Choice Award for The Global Industrial Complex: Systems of Domination (2011). Additional honors include scholarships from the University of Illinois and University of Chicago, research grants from UTEP, lifelong appointment to the editorial board of Ethics (journal of the Hellenic Society for Ethics, 2011), and faculty position at the Kerulos Center (2011). Recognized as an award-winning writer, noted speaker, public intellectual, and seasoned activist, Best continues to influence discourse in philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields through his extensive publications and public engagements.