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An Dr. Nora Ward

BA, MA, PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer
E: NORA.WARD@nuigalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

Nora Ward is a lecturer in Philosophy/Ethics in the discipline of Philosophy at the School of History and Philosophy, University of Galway. Her areas of specialization is environmental philosophy, with a focus on environmental ethics, ecofeminism, and environmental justice. 

Research Interests

My research attends broadly to the normative dimensions of environmental modalities and practices. My current project considers the role of ecological attentiveness in addressing ethical concerns relating to animal welfare and biodiversity conservation. Past work has focused on deep ecology, ecofeminism, the environmental thought of John Moriarty, and ecomodernism. 

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2022) 'Ontopoetics and the Environmental Philosophy of John Moriarty'
Nora Ward (2022) 'Ontopoetics and the Environmental Philosophy of John Moriarty'. Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology, 27 ((1-2)):1-24 [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2024) An Environmental Ethic of Surprise: On The Virtue of Playful and Loving Attention.
Justin Williams; Nora Ward (2024) An Environmental Ethic of Surprise: On The Virtue of Playful and Loving Attention. NY: Routledge (Lexington). [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2023) 'The Eyes of the Tree: Applying Field Environmental Philosophy to Tackle Conservation Problems at Long-Term Socio-ecological Research Sites'
Crego, Ramiro; Ward, Nora; Rozzi, Ricardo (2023) 'The Eyes of the Tree: Applying Field Environmental Philosophy to Tackle Conservation Problems at Long-Term Socio-ecological Research Sites' In: Field Environmental Philosophy Education for Biocultural Conservation. Germany: Springer. [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Commonage Consciousness and Fitting In With the Earth: John Moriarty and Deep Ecology'
Nora Ward (2023) 'Commonage Consciousness and Fitting In With the Earth: John Moriarty and Deep Ecology' In: Fittingness and Environmental Ethics: Philosophical, Theological and Applied Perspectives. Oxon: Routledge. [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2022) Nature: Animal, Moral, Technological (Association for Philosophy and Literature),
Nora Ward (2022) Attention and the Animation of the World. [Oral Presentation], Nature: Animal, Moral, Technological (Association for Philosophy and Literature), Banff, CA , 25-MAY-22. [Details]
(2021) International Association for Environmental Philosophy (Annual),
Nora Ward (2021) An Environmental Ethic of Attention. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], International Association for Environmental Philosophy (Annual), Online , 26-OCT-21. [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
(2022) Review of Urgency in the Anthropece.
Nora Ward (2022) Review of Urgency in the Anthropece. Environmental Values Book Review [Details]
(2018) Environmental Destruction and Modern Forced Labor Practices: A Review of Kevin Bales 'Blood and Earth'.
Nora Ward (2018) Environmental Destruction and Modern Forced Labor Practices: A Review of Kevin Bales 'Blood and Earth'. Relations: Beyond Anthropocentrism Book Review [Details]

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