ater ▁M ora ▁or ▁Jose p ▁Ferr ater ▁i ▁M ora ▁( in ▁Catal an ) ▁( 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Spanish ▁phil os opher . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 5 ▁books , ▁including ▁a ▁four - volume ▁Dic cion ario ▁de ▁filosof ía ▁( Dictionary ▁of ▁Philosoph y , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁and ▁Being ▁and ▁Death : ▁An ▁Out line ▁of ▁Integr ation ist ▁Philosoph y ▁( 1 9 6 2 ). ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁inclusion ▁of ▁humans ▁and ▁non - human ▁animals ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁moral ▁sphere , ▁or ▁continu um , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁difference ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁degree , ▁not ▁kind . ▁ ▁The ▁Ferr ater ▁M ora ▁Oxford ▁Centre ▁for ▁Animal ▁Eth ics ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁H ort a , ▁Ó scar . ▁La ▁filosof ía ▁moral ▁de ▁J . ▁Ferr ater ▁M ora . ▁Document a ▁Univers itar ia , ▁Gir ona , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ferr ater ▁M ora ▁Collection ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Gir ona ▁Library ) ▁ ▁Ferr ater ▁M ora ▁Cor respond ence ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gir ona ▁D UG i ▁Re pository ▁▁ ▁Category : An imal ▁rights ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : Span ish ▁philosoph ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Spanish ▁philosoph ers ▁Category