Oscar Horta
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Horta and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Óscar Horta Álvarez (born 7 May 1974)[1] is a Spanish animal activist and moral philosopher who is currently a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and one of the co-founders of the organization Animal Ethics. He is known for his work in animal ethics, especially around the problem of wild animal suffering. He has also worked on the concept of speciesism and on the clarification of the arguments for the moral consideration of nonhuman animals. In 2022, Horta published his first book in English, Making a Stand for Animals.[2]
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Born | Óscar Horta Álvarez (1974-05-07) 7 May 1974 (age 49) |
Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
Awards | Ferrater Mora Prize (2007) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Institutions | University of Santiago de Compostela |
Thesis | Un desafío para la bioética: la cuestión del especismo ("A Challenge to Bioethics: The Issue of Speciesism") (2007) |
Doctoral advisor | Luis G. Soto |
Main interests | |
Website | masalladelaespecie |
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