A person who believes in or advocates for animalism; someone who emphasizes animal nature in philosophical thinking.
From 'animalism' plus '-ist' (denoting a person who practices or believes in something), used since the 18th century in philosophical discourse.
An animalist philosopher argued that humans couldn't escape their animal nature through reason or morality—a controversial idea that influenced everything from Darwin's acceptance to modern debates about human behavior.
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