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24Trust Me! My Hands Are Dirty AlsoProfessional Ethics, a Multidisciplinary Journal 11 (1): 55-81. 2003.
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1Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Human Rights and Global JusticeJournal of International Political Theory 1 197-206. 2005.
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7Cultural diversity and the limits of toleranceIn Michael Parker (ed.), Ethics and community in the health care professions, Routledge. pp. 112. 1999.
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28Women's rights and reproductive health care in a global perspectiveJournal of Social Philosophy 31 (4). 2000.
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4P. H. COETZEE and A. P. J. ROUX (eds.), The African Philosophy Reader, 2nd ed. London: Routledge 2003 (review)Theoria 72 (2): 154-161. 2008.
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1Leila Haaparanta and Ilkka Niiniluoto, eds., Analytic Philosophy in Finland Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 25 (2): 111-113. 2005.
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61Global bioethics: Utopia or reality?Developing World Bioethics 8 (2): 70-81. 2006.This article discusses what 'global bioethics' means today and what features make bioethical research 'global'. The article provides a historical view of the development of the field of 'bioethics', from medical ethics to the wider study of bioethics in a global context. It critically examines the particular problems that 'global bioethics' research faces across cultural and political borders and suggests some solutions on how to move towards a more balanced and culturally less biased dialogue i…Read more
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9Afro-Libertarianism and the Social Contract Framework in Post-Colonial AfricaThought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya 1 (1): 127-150. 2009.This paper examines the shortcomings and possibilities of the social contract approach in relation to the Kenyan post 2007 elections political crisis. The authorapplies philosophical analysis to a practical situation, using Kenya as a case study in the context of the challenges of post-colonial nation-building. The author reflects on the “Afro-libertarian” politico-economic framework, in which communitarian and communal traditions with egoistic and profit-making individualist libertarian market …Read more
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3“Trust Me! My Hands Are Dirty Also”: Institutionalized Corruption and the Competing Codes of Public and Private EthicsProfessional Ethics, a Multidisciplinary Journal 11 (1): 55-81. 2003.
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32Human rights in Africa: From communitarian values to utilitarian practice (review)Human Rights Review 5 (2): 61-85. 2004.
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32Ethics: universal or global? The trends in studies of ethics in the context of globalizationJournal of Global Ethics 11 (1): 80-89. 2015.The article discusses how theory and practice in global ethics affect each other. First, the author explores how the study of ethics has changed in the era of globalization and ponders what the role of the field of study of global ethics is in this context. Second, she wants to show how the logical fallacies in widening study field of ethics produce false polarizations between facts and value judgements in social ethics made in various cultural contexts. She further elaborates how these false po…Read more
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27The conference of the International Society for Value Inquiry in HelsinkiJournal of Value Inquiry 30 (1-2): 297-301. 1996.
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48Review article: Global justice and the demand for global responsibilityJournal of Moral Philosophy 2 (3): 371-379. 2005.
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1Liberal identity and moral individualismIn Sirkku Hellsten, Marjaana Kopperi & Olli Loukola (eds.), Taking the Liberal Challenge Seriously: Essays on Contemporary Liberalism at the Turn of the 21st Century, Ashgate. pp. 105. 1997.
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Review Article: Global Justice and the Demand for Global ResponsibilityJournal of Moral Philosophy 2 (3): 371-379. 2005.
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24Are ‘Ethical’ or ‘Socially Responsible’ Investments Socially Responsible?Journal of Business Ethics 66 (4): 393-406. 2006.In this article we discuss whether it pays to invest ethically. Our aim is to examine corporate social responsibility from philosophical, moral and practical points of views. We focus on two main issues related to ethical investments. Firstly we discuss the moral dilemma of how capitalism has changed its shape in today's world and from 'blaming the business' there is a general attempt to use the markets to promote ethics values and corporate social responsibility. Secondly, we analyze the growth…Read more
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20The Role of Philosophy in Global BioethicsCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 24 (2): 185-194. 2015.Abstract:This article examines the relationship between philosophy and culture in global bioethics. First, it studies what is meant by the term “global” in global bioethics. Second, the author introduces four different types, or recognizable trends, in philosophical inquiry in bioethics today. The main argument is that, in order to make better sense of the complexity of the ethical questions and challenges we face today across the globe, we need to embrace the universal nature of self-critical a…Read more
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University of HelsinkiDepartment of Philosophy (Theoretical Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Philosophy in Swedish)Retired faculty