The Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics is an organisation based in Oxford which promotes animal ethics.
Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics | |
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| Named after | José Ferrater Mora |
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| Formation | 2006 |
| Founder | Andrew Linzey |
| Purpose | Promotion of animal ethics |
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Director | Andrew Linzey |
Deputy Director | Clair Linzey |
| Website | www.oxfordanimalethics.com |
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.[4] To that end, it publishes an academic journal, the Journal of Animal Ethics, jointly with the 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
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. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0929-4_366. ISBN 978-94-007-0928-7.