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 The centre was founded in Oxford in 2006 by Andrew Linzey, then a member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford. It is not affiliated with the university. The centre is named after the Catalan philosopher José Ferrater Mora. Its founding fellows included Ara Paul Barsam and Mark H. Bernstein.
In 2007, the centre held an International Conference on the Relationship between Animal Abuse and Human Violence at Keble College, Oxford.
Work 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. It publishes the Journal of Animal Ethics jointly with the University of Illinois. It has also established an animal ethics book series with Palgrave Macmillan.
Members Fellows include Robert Garner, Steven M. Wise and Martin Henig. Honorary fellows include J. M. Coetzee, Joy Carter, Bob Barker and Philip Wollen.
See also Animal Ethics (organization) UPF-Centre for Animal Ethics
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