Francesco Allegi studied philosophy at the University of Florence and was awatded a doctorare in Philosophy and Human Sciences at the Roma Tre University. He currently teaches Bioethics at the Department of Medical Biotechnologies of the University of Siena (Italy), . His has published five books, focussing on the works of W. D. Ross, normative pluralism and animal ethics. His many articles have appeared in journals including Rivista di filosofia, Ragion pratica, Bioetica, Ethics and Politics and The Future of Science and Ethics. He is the Executive Editor of the international Journal Relations. Beyond Anthropocentrism and of the series IRENE (Interdisciplinary Researches on Ethics and the Natural Environment), issued by the publisher LED.