22nd–24th February 2023 in Vienna, Austria
by the Messerli Research Institute & Vetmeduni Vienna
Conference Schedule
DATE: 22nd–24th February 2023
LOCATION: Lecture Hall A at the Vetmeduni Vienna Campus (Veterinary Place 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria)
MODE: This Conference will be held In-Person
Click on a speaker’s name to see a description of their talk.
22 February: Animal Morality, the Theoretical Issues
10.30–11.00 | Welcome Address |
11.00–12.30 | Mark Rowlands (University of Miami, USA) & Simon Fitzpatrick (John Carroll University, USA): Can animals be moral? 10 years on |
12.30–14.00 | Lunch Break |
14.00–15.00 | Dorna Behdadi (University of Gothenburg, Sweden): Animals as Moral Claimants |
15.00–16.00 | Kristin Andrews (York University, Canada): Examining Social Norms in Animal Cultures |
16.00–16.30 | Coffee Break |
16.30–17.30 | Lori Gruen (Wesleyan University, USA): Empathy and Animals |
19.00 | Conference Dinner for Speakers |
23 February: Animal Morality, Scope of the Challenges
10.00–11.00 | Pieter Adriaens (KU Leuven, Belgium): Moralizing animals |
11.00–12.00 | Dennis Papadopoulos (Messerli Research Institute, Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria): Nonhuman animals & Indigenous conceptions of respect |
12.00–13.00 | Susana Monsó (UNED Madrid, Spain) & Birte Wrgae (Messerli Research Institute, Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria): Tactful animals: How the study of touch can inform the animal morality debate |
13.00–14.30 | Lunch Break |
14.30–15.30 | Rebekah Humphreys (University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK): Shared Language, Meaningful Communication and Inter-species Trust: A Discussion of Key Themes Related to Anthropomorphism as Philosophical Sin |
15.30–16.30 | Mara-Daria Cojocaru (Munich School of Philosophy, Germany; PAN Works, USA) & Florian Steinberger (Birkbeck, University of London, UK): In what sense, if any, can dog training ever be truly moral? |
16.30–17.00 | Coffee Break |
17.00–18.00 | Gary Comstock (North Carolina State University, USA): Animal culture and morality: A new approach to industrial farm animal reform |
24 February: Animal Morality, the Practical Implications
9.00–10.00 | Judith Benz-Schwarzburg & Johanna Karg (Messerli Research Institute, Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria): Human interference in animal caregiving |
10.00–11.00 | Steve Cooke (University of Leicester, UK): The ethics of touch & the importance of nonhuman relationships in agriculture |
11.00–12.00 | Don Ross (University College Cork, Ireland; University of Cape Town, South Africa; Georgia State University, USA): Economic Agency for Elephants |
12.00–13.00 | Lunch Break |
To Register, please give us your name and email below.
Or email: dennis.papadopoulos@vetmeduni.ac.at
The Animal Morality Conference is funded by the FWF Austrian National Science Funding Agency, Project P31466-G32.