Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics | |
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| Named after | José Ferrater Mora |
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| Formation | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Founder | Andrew Linzey |
| Purpose | Promotion ofanimal ethics |
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Director | Andrew Linzey |
Deputy Director | Clair Linzey |
| Website | www.oxfordanimalethics.com |
TheFerrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics is an organisation based in Oxford which promotesanimal ethics.
The centre was founded in Oxford in 2006 byAndrew Linzey, a member of the Faculty of Theology at theUniversity of Oxford, though the centre is not affiliated with the university.[1] Other founding fellows were Ara Paul Barsam andMark H. Bernstein.[2] The centre is named after the Catalan philosopherJosé Ferrater Mora (Catalan:Josep Ferrater i Mora).[1]
The centre held an International Conference on the Relationship between Animal Abuse and Human Violence atKeble College, Oxford, in 2007.[3]
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, theJournal of Animal Ethics, jointly with theUniversity of Illinois.[5] It has also established an animal ethics series withPalgrave MacMillan.[6]
Fellows includeRobert Garner,Steven M. Wise andMartin Henig.[2] Honorary fellows includeJ. M. Coetzee,Joy Carter,Bob Barker andPhilip Wollen.[7]
