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11Editorial (academic freedom)Journal of Global Ethics 12 (1): 1-5. 2016.Editorial notes recent concerns regarding academic freedom in Turkey, consequent upon statements made by the President of Turkey.
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16EditorialJournal of Global Ethics 10 (2): 123-127. 2014.Introduction of material contained in this journal issue. Various notices of recent global events. Notice of International Development Ethics Association 2014 conference.
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21EditorialJournal of Global Ethics 11 (1): 1-2. 2015.Introduction of material contained in this journal issue. Notice of recent terrorism events.
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16EditorialJournal of Global Ethics 11 (3): 257-261. 2015.Introduction of material contained in this journal issue. Note of current refugee crisis.
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12EditorialJournal of Global Ethics 10 (1): 1-6. 2014.Introduction of material contained in this journal issue. Introduction of first journal "Forum": The future of global ethics.
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4Empowering the Invisible: Women, Local Culture and Global Human Rights ProtectionThought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya 2 (1): 37-57. 2010.This paper examines the problems that various contemporary human rights discourses face with relativism, with special reference to the global protection of women’s rights. These problems are set within the theoretical debate between the Western liberal individualism on the one hand, and African, Asian and Islamic collectivist communitarianism on the other. Instead of trying to prove the superiority of one theoretical approach over the other, the purpose here is to point out some of the most comm…Read more
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47Male and Female Circumcision: Medical, Legal and Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Practice (review)Journal of Medical Ethics 27 (3): 208-2. 2001.The book is an exploration of the medical, legal, moral and cultural aspects of the practice of circumcision. The title suggests that the book will cover both topics, male and female circumcision. This, however, is misleading. The main focus of this collection is on male circumcision. This is problematic because the fact that female circumcision is left with much less attention means the reader may get the false impression that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is not very widely s…Read more
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Afro-libertarianism and the social contract framework in post-colonial Africa : the case of post-2007 elections KenyaIn Edwin E. Etieyibo (ed.), Perspectives in social contract theory, The Council For Research in Values and Philosophy. 2018.
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13Global BioethicsNew Review of Bioethics 1 (1): 101-116. 2003.The emergence of global bioethics is connected to a rise of interest in ethics in general (both in academia and in the public sphere), combined with an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of peoples and their ethical dilemmas, and the recognition that global problems need global solutions. In short, global bioethics has two distinguishing features: first, its global scope, both geographically and conceptually; and second, its focus on justice (communal and individual).
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29Transitional justice as a philosophical and practical challenge: critical notes on Colleen Murphy’s new theory of the ‘conceptual foundations of transitional justice’Journal of Global Ethics 14 (2): 169-180. 2018.I examine some of the main philosophical, conceptual and normative issues in Colleen Murphy’s recent book The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice (2017). I am sceptical whether we need yet another theory of justice to fit particular ‘transitional circumstances’, as Murphy argues. Instead, before presenting an alternative normative, ‘moral’ theory, we need to re-examine the very concept of transitional justice. I examine particularly the following. Firstly, what we really mean by ‘tran…Read more
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16The article argues that the currently dominating, Western-originated individualistic and materialistic concept of development as ‘progress’ has created an evident confusion between ‘values and facts,’ ‘ideologies/ideals and practices,’ ‘ends and means’ in the current development thinking and practice. Instead of realizing such humanistic ideas as human flourishing and holistic well-being, current development agenda focuses on economic growth and producing ‘better business environments.’ Since th…Read more
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10Leadership ethics and the problem of Dirty Hands in the political economy of contemporary AfricaEthics and Economics 4 (2). 2006.
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6The conference of the International Society for Value Inquiry in HelsinkiJournal of Value Inquiry 30 (1-2): 297-301. 1996.
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7Review 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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85Are ‘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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10P. H. COETZEE and A. P. J. ROUX (eds.), The African Philosophy Reader, 2nd ed. London: Routledge 2003Theoria 72 (2): 154-161. 2006.
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5Failing states and ailing leadership in african politics in the era of globalization: Libertarian communitarianism and the kenyan experienceJournal of Global Ethics 4 (2). 2008.The article discusses the Kenyan post-2007 elections political crisis within the framework of 'libertarian communitarianism' that integrates individualistic self-interest with traditional collectivist solidarity in the era of globalization in Africa. The author argues that behind the Kenyan post-election anarchy can be analyzed as a type of 'prisoner's dilemma' framework in which self-interested rationality is placed in a collectivist social contract setting. In Kenya, this has allowed political…Read more
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5Bioethics in Tanzania: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Medical Care and Research in Relation to the HIV/AIDS EpidemicCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 14 (3): 256-267. 2005.This article examines bioethics in Tanzania, particularly in relation to the HIV/AIDS epidemic for the following reasons: First, not only is HIV/AIDS the most alarming health problem in most parts of Africa, but the complexity of issues involved in medical and research ethics clearly illustrates the various levels of problems that bioethics—more precisely, both professional medical ethics and research ethics—faces in a poor, developing country. The article defends uniformity in the general, inte…Read more
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6Towards an alternative approach to personhood in the end of life questionsTheoretical Medicine and Bioethics 21 (6): 515-536. 2000.Within the Western bioethical framework, we make adistinction between two dominant interpretations of the meaning of moral personhood: thenaturalist and the humanist one. While both interpretations of moral personhood claim topromote individual autonomy and rights, they end up with very different normativeviews on the practical and legal measures needed to realize these values in every daylife. Particularly when we talk about the end of life issues it appears that in general thearguments for eut…Read more
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5Moral Individualism and the Justification of Liberal DemocracyRatio Juris 11 (4): 320-345. 1998.This article discusses the connection between individualism, pluralism and the moral foundation of liberal democracy. It analyses whether the requirement of value pluralism promoted by liberal democracies leads inevitably to communitarian ethics, or whether the liberal and democratic values of autonomy, tolerance and equality are actually based on an objectivistic and teleological account of justice. The author argues that value‐neutral procedural and methodological individualism cannot support …Read more
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4Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Human Rights and Global JusticePolitics and Ethics Review 1 (2): 197-206. 2005.
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University of HelsinkiDepartment of Philosophy (Theoretical Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Philosophy in Swedish)Retired faculty