Oxford Centre for 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 | oxfordanimalethics.com |
The Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics is an organisation based in Oxford, England. It was founded in 2006 by Andrew Linzey and promotes the study of animal ethics. The centre is not affiliated with the University of Oxford.
History
[edit]The centre was founded in Oxford in 2006 by Andrew Linzey, then a member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford.[1] It is not affiliated with the university.[1] The centre is named after the Catalan philosopher José Ferrater Mora.[1] Its founding fellows included Ara Paul Barsam and Mark H. Bernstein.[2]
In 2007, the centre held an International Conference on the Relationship between Animal Abuse and Human Violence at Keble College, Oxford.[3]
Work
[edit]The centre says its purpose is to encourage academic study and public discussion of ethical concern for animals, and to form an international association of academics working on animal ethics.[4] It publishes the Journal of Animal Ethics jointly with the University of Illinois.[5] It has also established an animal ethics book series with Palgrave Macmillan.[6]
Members
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Smith, Alexandra (27 November 2006). "Thinktank launched to debate animal ethics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- 1 2 "Fellows". Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Linzey, Andrew, ed. (2009). The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence. Eastbourne: Sussex Academic Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-84519-324-9.
- ↑ "Welcome". Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ Bingham, John (28 April 2011). "Calling animals 'pets' is insulting, academics claim". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ "The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series". SpringerLink. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Honorary Fellows". Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
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