Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics

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Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
Named afterJosé Ferrater Mora
Formation2006; 18 years ago (2006)
FounderAndrew Linzey
PurposePromotion of animal ethics
Location
Director
Andrew Linzey
Deputy Director
Clair Linzey
Websitewww.oxfordanimalethics.com

The Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics is an organisation based in Oxford which promotes animal ethics.

History

The centre was founded in Oxford in 2006 by Andrew Linzey, a member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford, though the centre is not affiliated with the university.[1] Other founding fellows were Ara Paul Barsam and Mark H. Bernstein.[2] The centre is named after the Catalan philosopher José Ferrater Mora (Catalan: Josep Ferrater i Mora).[1]

The centre held an International Conference on the Relationship between Animal Abuse and Human Violence at Keble College, Oxford, in 2007.[3]

Mission

The centre promotes ethical concern for animals through academic study and public debate, and aims to create a global association of academics willing to advance the ethical case for animals.

University of Illinois.[5] It has also established an animal ethics series with Palgrave MacMillan.[6]

Notable members

Fellows include Robert Garner, Steven M. Wise and Martin Henig.[2] Honorary fellows include J. M. Coetzee, Joy Carter, Bob Barker and Philip Wollen.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Fellows". Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-1-84519-324-9
    .
  4. ^ "Welcome". Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ "The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series". Springer. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Honorary Fellows". Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

Further reading

  • Linzey, Andrew and Clair Linzey (2014). "Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics". In Paul B. Thompson and David M. Kaplan (ed.). Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp. 1467–1470.
    ISBN 978-94-007-0928-7
    .

External links

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