The conference will explore animals and the environment in the history of philosophy. We are interested in exploring this theme in its full breadth including all periods and traditions.

Questions to be addressed include:

• How have animals and the environment been represented in the history of philosophy?
• How have past thinkers construed the relationship between humans and non-human animals?
• What is the place of the natural environment in the history of ethics and political philosophy?
• Is there anything the history of philosophy can teach us for our engagement with animals and the environment today

Keynote Speakers:

• Clare Mac Cumhaill (Durham)
• Dalia Nassar (Sidney)
• Catherine Rowett (East Anglia)
• Mara van der Lugt (St Andrews)
• Saloni de Souza (Bath)