Nora Ward

Nora Ward is a Lecturer in Philosophy/Ethics at the Department of Philosophy, School of History and Philosophy, University of Galway. Her work focuses on environmental ethics, ecofeminism, and the philosophy of coexistence, with a particular emphasis on ecological attentiveness in addressing animal welfare and biodiversity conservation challenges. She contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to Life on Land, Quality Education, and Gender Equality.

• Biography: Specializes in environmental and public philosophy, ethics of attention, ecofeminism, and environmental justice.
• Teaching Interests: Moral Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, Bioethics, Hellenistic Philosophy, Ethics and Epistemology.
• Research Interests: Normative dimensions of environmental practices, ecological attentiveness, deep ecology, ecofeminism, John Moriarty's environmental thought, and ecomodernism.

Research Output Trends: Recent publications explore intersections of ethics, ecology, and philosophy, including peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Themes include deep ecology, conservation praxis, and the environmental thought of John Moriarty.

• Activities: Organized conferences like 'Towards an Environmental Ethic of Fittingness' (2020), participated in the International Association for Environmental Philosophy (2021), and delivered invited talks on topics such as 'Nature: Animal, Moral, Technological' (2022).
• Courses: Teaches Bioethics, Environmental Ethics, Philosophical Issues (Hellenistic Philosophy), and Research Methods.