Common Ground on Animal Ethics – When Anthropology Meets Philosophy

Since the 1970s, animal ethics has emerged as both a central academic concern and a pressing public issue. While philosophy has offered foundational theoretical frameworks since Animal Liberation (Singer & Harari 2023), anthropology’s “multispecies turn” (Kirksey & Helmreich 2010) and its engagement with the “ethical turn” (Laidlaw 2002) have introduced new empirical approaches to human-animal ethics. Yet, direct dialogue between philosophy and anthropology on these issues remains limited.

This workshop builds on the growing strengths in animal ethics research at LSE—particularly within the Philosophy Department’s Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience and the Anthropology Department’s ongoing work on ethics and human-animal relations. Supported by Professor Catherine Allerton, it seeks to bring established philosophers and anthropologists into conversation with early career scholars, creating a platform for shared inquiry, debate, and future collaboration.

The workshop will feature keynote dialogues and paper presentations. Our aim is to foster an ongoing network of collaborators and to explore the possibility of a special issue or collected volume in an interdisciplinary animal studies journal.

Sponsor: Anthropology Department, LSE

Co-Sponsor: Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, LSE

https://www.lse.ac.uk/anthropology/events

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