Definitions by Andy.Miles
Kepism
Kepism is the mentality of the parasitic dependency of human animals on nonhuman animals — regardless of suffering or what the animals want.
A simple way to say: Kepism is when humanity treats animals like things they are allowed to take and use for themselves — like food, clothes or labor and so on — even when no one is hurting them on purpose or when they are well cared for.
Kepism means: all the ideas that create and protect animal exploitation and the action itself. No matter what the animals want or how much pain is involved. It is the original idea/act as and the whole of it.
Kep is the idea and the action, that is for example “a cow is not a member of the moral community and can be used” as an idea is kep, and using the skin of a cow as a jacket is a kep. Or using (even found) feathers to make a blanket is kep.
Kep is the first act and every single act and idea that constitutes kepism.
A kep is for example cutting an animal out of the moral community or using a cows skin as clothing.
The word was coined by "Animal Emancipation"(Seethaler) in 2025 based on the theoretical problem analysis of Leslie J. Cross (Quote: "the maladjustment is intimately connected with man's use of animals — more precisely, with his habit of acting as a parasite upon living creatures who cannot successfully resist his will."), Donald Watson "dependency", Fay Henderson (non-pathocentric deontic property related approach) & G. A. Henderson.
A simple way to say: Kepism is when humanity treats animals like things they are allowed to take and use for themselves — like food, clothes or labor and so on — even when no one is hurting them on purpose or when they are well cared for.
Kepism means: all the ideas that create and protect animal exploitation and the action itself. No matter what the animals want or how much pain is involved. It is the original idea/act as and the whole of it.
Kep is the idea and the action, that is for example “a cow is not a member of the moral community and can be used” as an idea is kep, and using the skin of a cow as a jacket is a kep. Or using (even found) feathers to make a blanket is kep.
Kep is the first act and every single act and idea that constitutes kepism.
A kep is for example cutting an animal out of the moral community or using a cows skin as clothing.
The word was coined by "Animal Emancipation"(Seethaler) in 2025 based on the theoretical problem analysis of Leslie J. Cross (Quote: "the maladjustment is intimately connected with man's use of animals — more precisely, with his habit of acting as a parasite upon living creatures who cannot successfully resist his will."), Donald Watson "dependency", Fay Henderson (non-pathocentric deontic property related approach) & G. A. Henderson.
"The era of kepism is over."
Kepism by Andy.Miles August 6, 2026