Animal Ethics. (360G-Wellcome-106764_Z_15_Z)

Professor Christine Korsgaard (Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University)will visit Oxford December 1 -3 for a series of 3 lectures, The Moral and Legal Standing of Animals , where she will also seek to discuss our resulting moral obligations towards them. This event capitalises on her presence to bring together a group of philosophers, ethicists, lawyers, veterinarians, and those working in research ethics policy and ethics management to discuss the moral and legal sta nding of non- human animals as it relates to practice, particularly in medical research and research ethics. Participants will attend the lectures, and on the third day will convene to give short prepared responses to Korsgaard's lectures, followed by open discussion facilitated by Jeff McMahan. Christine Korsgaard will give a brief response to the commentators. The second part of the event will consist of discussions around any practical implications for research ethics practice. A series of practical recommendations will be drawn up and made publicly accessible on the Uehiro Centre website. This will accompany the podcast and blog on Korsgaard's lectures.