Elisa Aaltola (born 1976) is a Finnish

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

, specialised in animal philosophy,

moral psychology Moral psychology is a field of study in both philosophy and psychology. Historically, the term "moral psychology" was used relatively narrowly to refer to the study of moral development. Moral psychology eventually came to refer more broadly to var ...

and environmental philosophy.

Biography

She was a visiting PhD student at the Institute for Ethics, Environment, and Public Policy at

Lancaster University Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...

and submitted her doctoral thesis to the

University of Turku sv, Åbo universitet , latin_name = Universitas Aboensis , image_name = University of Turku.svg , motto = ''Vapaan kansan lahja vapaalle tieteelle'' , established = 1920 , type ...

on ''Animal Individuality: Moral and Cultural Categorisations''. Her book ''Eläinten moraalinen arvo'' (Vastapaino 2004) is considered the first commercially published Finnish monograph dedicated solely to animal ethics. She is also the author of ''Animal Suffering: Philosophy and Culture'' (Palgrave MacMillan, 2012) and ''Varieties of Empathy: Moral Psychology and Animal Ethics'' (Rowman & Littlefield Int. 2018) as well as around 40 peer-reviewed papers. Her edited volumes include "Animal Ethics and Philosophy: Questioning the Orthodoxy" (co-edited with John Hadley, Rowman & Littlefield Int. 2014). Aaltola is an adjunct professor at the

and a research fellow at the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (University of Turku). Aaltola is a

vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. Di ...

. Her brother is

Mika Aaltola Mika Aaltola (born 1969) is a Finnish political scientist and director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He has gained media attention during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he follows and regularly comments on. Aaltol ...

, the director of the

Finnish Institute of International Affairs The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA, fi, Ulkopoliittinen instituutti, sv, Utrikespolitiska institutet, UPI) is an independent research institute that produces topical information and research on international relations and the ...

Books

*''Me ja muut eläimet: Uusi maailmanjärjestys'' (ed. with Birgitta Wahlberg). Tampere: Vastapaino, 2020. . *''Ihminen kaleidoskoopissa'' (ed. with Vilma Hänninen). Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 2020. . *''Häpeä ja rakkaus: Ihmiseläinluonto'' . Helsinki: Into, 2019. . *
Varieties of Empathy: Moral Psychology and Animal Ethics
'. Rowman & Littlefield Int. 2018. . *''Empatia - myötäelämisen tiede'' (& Sami Keto). Helsinki: Into, 2017. . *''Eläimet yhteiskunnassa'' (toim. Elisa Aaltola & Sami Keto). Helsinki: Into kustannus, 2015. *
Animal Ethics and Philosophy: Questioning the Orthodoxy
' (ed. Elisa Aaltola & John Hadley). Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. . *''Johdatus eläinfilosofiaan''. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 2013. . *
Animal Suffering: Philosophy and Culture
'. Basingstone: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012. . *''Animal Individuality: Cultural and Moral Categorisations'', 2006. Turku: Turun yliopisto. *''Eläinten moraalinen arvo''. Tampere: Vastapaino, 2004. .

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1976 births 21st-century Finnish philosophers Animal welfare scholars Animal ethicists Finnish ethicists Living people Finnish women philosophers Veganism activists Animal rights scholars People from Petäjävesi {{Finland-philosopher-stub

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