Biography:
– Visiting PhD student at the Institute for Ethics, Environment, and Public Policy at Lancaster University
– Submitted doctoral thesis on Animal Individuality: Moral and Cultural Categorisations to the University of Turku
– Authored the book Eläinten moraalinen arvo (Vastapaino 2004)
– Published 12 books and around 50 peer-reviewed papers on animal philosophy
– Adjunct professor at the University of Turku and research fellow at the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies
Books:
– Esseitä eläimistä. Helsinki: Into, 2022. ISBN9789523518483
– Me ja muut eläimet: Uusi maailmanjärjestys (ed. with Birgitta Wahlberg). Tampere: Vastapaino, 2020. ISBN9789517688147
– Ihminen kaleidoskoopissa (ed. with Vilma Hänninen). Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 2020. ISBN9789523450769
– Häpeä ja rakkaus: Ihmiseläinluonto. Helsinki: Into, 2019. ISBN9789523511552
– Varieties of Empathy: Moral Psychology and Animal Ethics. Rowman & Littlefield Int. 2018
See also:
– List of animal rights advocates
References:
– Järjen ja tunteen vuoropuhelua. 17 October 2019
– Elisa Aaltola. Oxford Animal Ethics. Retrieved 15 July 2012
– Kirjani. elisaaaltola.fi. Retrieved 12 August 2023
– Peer-reviewed Scientific Articles. elisaaaltola.fi. Retrieved 12 August 2023
– Lihaparadoksi repii meitä, ja siksi eläimiä syödessä sammutamme empatian, sanoo filosofi Elisa Aaltola. hs.fi. Retrieved 12 August 2023
Elisa Aaltola (born 6 March 1976) is a Finnish philosopher, specialised in animal philosophy, moral psychology and environmental philosophy.
Elisa Aaltola | |
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 Aaltola in 2015 | |
| Born | 6 March 1976 Petäjävesi, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation | Philosopher |