Elisa Aaltola


Elisa Aaltola is a Finnish philosopher, specialised in animal philosophy, moral psychology and environmental philosophy.

Biography

She was a visiting PhD student at the Institute for Ethics, Environment, and Public Policy at Lancaster University and submitted her doctoral thesis to the University of Turku on Animal Individuality: Moral and Cultural Categorisations.
Her book Eläinten moraalinen arvo is considered the first commercially published Finnish monograph dedicated solely to animal ethics. She has published 12 books and around 50 peer-reviewed papers on animal philosophy.
Aaltola is a frequent media commentator on animal issues. She is also active on social media. Her accounts, which focus on animal ethics, have around 45 000 followers combined.
Aaltola is an associate professor at the University of Turku and a research fellow at the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies. She also works as the Executive Director of Eläinoikeusakatemia.
Aaltola is a vegan. Her brother is Mika Aaltola, the ex-director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and current Member of The European Parliament.

Books

  • Esseitä eläimistä. Helsinki: Into, 2022..
  • Me ja muut eläimet: Uusi maailmanjärjestys. Tampere: Vastapaino, 2020..
  • Ihminen kaleidoskoopissa. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 2020..
  • Häpeä ja rakkaus: Ihmiseläinluonto. Helsinki: Into, 2019..
  • '. Rowman & Littlefield Int. 2018..
  • Empatia - myötäelämisen tiede . Helsinki: Into, 2017..
  • Eläimet yhteiskunnassa. Helsinki: Into kustannus, 2015.
  • '. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014..
  • Johdatus eläinfilosofiaan. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 2013..
  • . Basingstone: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012..
  • Animal Individuality: Cultural and Moral Categorisations, 2006. Turku: Turun yliopisto.
  • Eläinten moraalinen arvo. Tampere: Vastapaino, 2004..