Dr. Polaris Koi - UTU Research Portal

Polaris Koi
Dr.

Docent, Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History (Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History)
Senior Researcher, Philosophy (Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History)

polaris.koi@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6152-2230

Areas of expertise

self-control, philosophy of behavioral and brain sciences, medical ethics, philosophy of action

Biography

I am a Senior Researcher in the CLIMATE-NUDGE STN project. Within the project, my focus is on the ethical and theoretical aspects of choice architecture interventions. I was previously, e.g., Junior Investigator in the Genetics and Human Agency research project. My doctoral dissertation was on self-control.

Teaching

Currently:
As main instructor: Ethics I, Philosophy and Ethics of AI, General AI and Theories of Mind

Past teaching:

As main instructor: Philosophy of Medicine (University of Helsinki)

As assistant teacher: Applied ethics, General AI and Theories of Mind

Publications

Beyond Robot Therapy: Embodied AI, Mental Healthcare, and Value Sensitive Design (2023)
- Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Social Robots in Social Institutions: Proceedings of Robophilosophy 2022 Kokkonen Tomi, Ehrenberg Nils, Koi Polaris, Telakivi Pii, Vesterinen Tuomas
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4))
Demarcation, instantiation, and individual traits: Realist social ontology for mental disorders (2022)
- Philosophical Psychology
Koi Polaris
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Self-control modulates information salience (2022)
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Koi Polaris
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))
The Ethics of Climate Nudges: Central Issues for Applying Choice Architecture Interventions to Climate Policy (2022)
- European journal of risk regulation
Siipi Helena, Koi Polaris
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Toward Informed User Decisions About Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement (2022)
- Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Koi Polaris
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Accessing Self-Control (2021)
- Erkenntnis
Koi Polaris
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
An Access theory of self-control: Essays on self-control, ADHD, and stimulant medication (2021) Koi Polaris
(Doctoral dissertation (article) (G5))
Genetics on the neurodiversity spectrum: Genetic, phenotypic and endophenotypic continua in autism and ADHD (2021)
- Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
Koi Polaris
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Born which Way? ADHD, Situational Self-Control, and Responsibility (2020)
- Neuroethics
Polaris Koi
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Behaving: what's genetic, what's not, and why should we care? (Book Review) (2019)
- Philosophical Psychology
Polaris Koi
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))
Koneoppimisalgoritmit mahdollistavat jo ihmisen parantelun (2019)
- Acta Philosophica Fennica
Acta Philosophica Fennica 2019. Koi Polaris, Heimo Olli I.
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Human Enhancement for Freedom (2018) 1984 and Philosophy - Is Resistance Futile? Polaris Koi
(Book chapter (B2))
Review - In Praise of Desire
by Nomy Arpaly, Oxford University Press, 2014 (2018)
- Metapsychology Online Reviews
Polaris Koi
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))
Self-Control in Responsibility Enhancement and Criminal Rehabilitation (2018)
- Criminal Law and Philosophy
Polaris Koi, Susanne Uusitalo, Jarno Tuominen
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Mahdolliset ja mahdottomat poliittiset järjestelyt (2016) Mahdollisuus Juha Räikkä, Polaris Koi
(Refereed article in compilation book (A3))