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World Bioethics Day: Protecting future generations

Time

27.10.2023 at 12.00 - 15.45
12.00–12.15 Opening Words and An Award to an Active Member of the Unit, Susanne Uusitalo, International Chair in Bioethics, Unit Finland 12.15–13.15 Trading Off Lives and Livelihoods, Greg Bognar (Stockholm University, Sweden) 13.15– 13.35 Coffee break 13.35–14.35 Re-Framing the Unit of Analysis in...

Dissertation on philosophy of gender and sexual variance to expand understanding of good life and the human condition (Defense: VTM, FM Tiia Sudenkaarne, August 28th2021, philosophy)

Master of Social Sciences, Master of Arts Tiia Sudenkaarne introduces queer bioethics into Finnish academia. Her dissertation analyses how LGBTQI+ questions often considered marginal are philosophically robust and socio-politically important.

Neuroscience Sparks Discussion on Free Will

19.03.2019

Neuroscience is increasing our knowledge of the functioning and structure of the human nervous system at a quickening pace, but at the same time it forces people to consider the motives of their actions and the limits of free will. At the University of Turku, challenges from neuroscience are met with a project combining philosophy, law and psychiatry.

Philosophy

Philosophy examines the fundamental questions underlying societal decision-making, scientific inquiry, and other forms of human thought and action. Philosophical problems are approached through argumentation, and the evaluation of arguments is an essential part of philosophy. The strengths of the Philosophy Unit at the University of Turku include the history of philosophy, social philosophy, the philosophy of mind and perception, and practical ethics.