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'''Ursula Wolf''' (born 1951 in [[Karlsruhe]]) is a German philosophy teacher and writer.<ref>''Derechos de los animales''. Publicat per Marta Tafalla (ed.) i Idea Books. 2004. ISBN 84-8236-264-X Pag 264.</ref>
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'''Ursula Wolf''' (born 4 November 1951 in [[Karlsruhe]]) is a German philosophy professor and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ursula Wolf|url=https://www.phil.uni-mannheim.de/philosophie/seminar/seniorprofessur-philosophie/wolf/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Universität Mannheim|language=de}}</ref>


==Biography==
She has been philosophy teacher at the [[Free University of Berlin]], at the [[University of Frankfurt]], and, now, at the [[University of Mannheim]], where she holds a full [[professor]]ship in that speciality.<ref>[http://www.bioeticanet.info/Wolfcvb.pdf Úrsula Wolf] Bioética {{es}}</ref>
She has been philosophy teacher at the [[Free University of Berlin]], at the [[Goethe University Frankfurt|University of Frankfurt]], and, now, at the [[University of Mannheim]], where she holds a full [[professor]]ship in that specialty.<ref>[http://www.bioeticanet.info/Wolfcvb.pdf Úrsula Wolf] Bioética {{in lang|es}}</ref>

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In some of her work, Ursula Wolf argues for [[animal rights]]. Talking about [[animal testing]], she argues that the fact that something can be useful for human beings or that is legal doesn't make it ethically right. She also criticizes the German Animal Protection Law that according to her has [[double standard]]s because it says on the one hand that humans have moral obligations towards nonhuman animals, and on the other that these obligations disappear when it comes to investigation using animals.<ref>''Tierversuche als ethisches Problem'', ''Ethik und Unterricht'', 1997</ref>


==Selected works==
Some of her published books are:
* ''Das Tier in der Moral''. Vittorio Klosterman, 1990
* ''Das Tier in der Moral''. Vittorio Klosterman, 1990
* ''Platons Frühdialoge''. Rowohlt, 1996
* ''Platons Frühdialoge''. Rowohlt, 1996
* ''Die Philosophie und die Frage nach dem guten Leben''. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-499-55572-7
* ''Die Philosophie und die Frage nach dem guten Leben''. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1999, {{ISBN|3-499-55572-7}}


==Animal rights==
==See also==
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* [[List of animal rights advocates]]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:52, 30 April 2024

Ursula Wolf
Born (1951-11-04) November 4, 1951 (age 72)

Ursula Wolf (born 4 November 1951 in Karlsruhe) is a German philosophy professor and writer.[1]

Biography

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She has been philosophy teacher at the Free University of Berlin, at the University of Frankfurt, and, now, at the University of Mannheim, where she holds a full professorship in that specialty.[2]

In some of her work, Ursula Wolf argues for animal rights. Talking about animal testing, she argues that the fact that something can be useful for human beings or that is legal doesn't make it ethically right. She also criticizes the German Animal Protection Law that according to her has double standards because it says on the one hand that humans have moral obligations towards nonhuman animals, and on the other that these obligations disappear when it comes to investigation using animals.[3]

Selected works

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  • Das Tier in der Moral. Vittorio Klosterman, 1990
  • Platons Frühdialoge. Rowohlt, 1996
  • Die Philosophie und die Frage nach dem guten Leben. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-499-55572-7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ursula Wolf". Universität Mannheim (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  2. ^ Úrsula Wolf Bioética (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Tierversuche als ethisches Problem, Ethik und Unterricht, 1997

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