Polaris Koi
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, neurodiversity, AI
self-control, philosophy of behavioral and brain sciences, medical ethics, philosophy of action, neurodiversity, AI
Biography
I am assistant professor of practical philosophy. For more information, please see my website: www.polariskoi.com
Research
Teaching
I teach in ethics, philosophy of AI, and associated topics such as philosophy of psychology, agency and responsibility.
Publications 
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- Attention and self-control: self-regulation from the bottom up (2026)
- New Ideas in Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Käyttäytymistieteelliset keinot ilmastopolitiikassa : Ilmastotuuppaus-hankkeen keskeiset tulokset ja opit (2026) Salo, Paula; Suomalainen, Emilia; Halonen, Jaana I.; Honkatukia, Juha; Horne, Paula; Karvonen, Sakari; Koi, Polaris; Koponen, Aki; Lanki, Timo; Maidell, Marjo; Norkio, Antti; Ruuskanen, Olli-Pekka; Saastamoinen, Uula; Sandman, Nils; Siipi, Helena; Sinokki, Jani;Sivonen, Jukka; Tuominen, Jarno
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Measuring Self-Control Beliefs: A Multidimensional and Domain-Specific Perspective (2026)
- Psychological Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Value-deflationist self-control (2026)
- Philosophical Explorations
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nudge the rich! The case for targeting the top 10% in behavioural climate policy (2025)
- Humanities & social sciences communications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Willpower as a Metaphor (2024) Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility Volume 8 Polaris, Koi
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Accessing Self-Control (2023)
- Erkenntnis
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Beyond Robot Therapy: Embodied AI, Mental Healthcare, and Value Sensitive Design (2023)
- Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Demarcation, instantiation, and individual traits: Realist social ontology for mental disorders (2022)
- Philosophical Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Self-control modulates information salience (2022) Koi Polaris
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Principal investigator
- TRANSFORM-AI philosophy01.10.2025 - 30.09.2028
- Philosophy
- Agency as Experience and Capacities01.01.2025 - 31.12.2028
- Philosophy
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