Oskari Sivula
MA
oskari.a.sivula@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-5223 |
Areas of expertise
Applied ethics; normative ethics; environmental philosophy; space ethics; intergenerational ethics; political philosophy
Applied ethics; normative ethics; environmental philosophy; space ethics; intergenerational ethics; political philosophy
Biography
Doctoral student at the University of Turku specialising in moral philosophy. I attained my master’s degree after graduating from the University of Amsterdam. My academic interests currently centre around space ethics, environmental philosophy, and intergenerational ethics.
Research
Teaching
I have taught a course on space ethics and occasional lectures in Practical Ethics and Ethics I courses in the philosophy unit.
Publications
- Mars as a Planet B? (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Forget, Francois; Barthomeuf, Perrine; Sivula, Oskari; Freissinet, Caroline; Lee, Natuschka M.; Mangold, Nicolas; Persson, Erik; Tønnessen, Morten
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mars as a Science Base: Towards a Small Permanent Outpost (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; de Vera, Jean Pierre; Kereszturi, Akos; Mason, Nigel; Possnig, Carmen; Puumala, Mikko; Sivula, Oskari; Viso, Michel; Detrell, Gisela; Ditrych, Ondřej; Lee, Natuschka M.; Lehto, Kirsi; Persson, Erik; Runavot, Marie-Clotilde; Schmidt, Nikola; Vago, Jorge L.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mars Historical and Ethical Context: Past, Present, and Imagination (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Puumala, Mikko; Sivula, Oskari; Arnould, Jacques; Capova, Klara-Anna; Ditrych, Ondřej; Dunér, David; Lee, Natuschka M.; Milligan, Tony; Persson, Erik; Schmidt, Nikola; Tønnessen, Morten
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Perspectives for Crewed Missions to Mars: Exploration from Orbit and/or Short Stay (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; de Vera, Jean-Pierre; Kereszturi, Akos; Mason, Nigel; Possnig, Carmen; Puumala, Mikko; Sivula, Oskari; Viso, Michel; Arnould, Jacques; Detrell, Gisela; Ewald, Reinhold; Freissinet, Caroline; Holynska, Malgorzata; Javaux, Emmanuelle; Lee, Natuschka M.; Lehto, Kirsi; Milligan, Tony; Siljeström, Sandra; Vago, Jorge L.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Towards Permanent Settlements on Mars (from 1000 to 100,000 People) (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; Clerc, Philippe; Kereszturi, Akos; Mason, Nigel; Persson, Erik; Possnig, Carmen; Poulet, Lucie; Puumala, Mikko; Sivula, Oskari; Brucato, John Robert; Cesari, Laetitia; Detrell, Gisela; Ditrych, Ondřej; Fornaro, Teresa; Gonçalves, Barbara; Gross, Christoph; Hedlund, Maria; Hofmann, Mahulena; Krassakis, Alexandros; Lee, Natuschka M.; Lehto, Kirsi; Meneghin, Andrea; Noack, Lena; Rückert, Patrick; Schmidt, Nikola; Selke, Stefan; Tikkanen, Mikko; Tønnessen, Morten; Tracht, Kirsten
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Faking Biosphere (2024) The Philosophy of Outer Space : Explorations, Controversies, Speculations Sivula Oskari
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Methods for Plant Ethics (2024) The Vegetal Turn: History, Concepts, Applications Aarnio, Jenna; Farzan, Mireille; Puumala, Laura; Puumala, Mikko M.; Sivula, Oskari; Topinoja, Tiia; Vaiste, Juho
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Tarvitsemme kestävämpää lähiavaruuden käyttöä (2024)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Avaruusetiikka – Mitä se on ja mihin sitä tarvitaan? (2023)
- Tieteessä tapahtuu
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Mars Can Wait. Questions Surround Settlements on Other Worlds (2023)
- Scientific American
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Moral adherence enhancement and the case of long-distance space missions (2023)
- Technology in Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Moving to Mars: The Feasibility and Desirability of Mars Settlements (2023)
- Space Policy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Cosmic Significance of Directed Panspermia: Should Humanity Spread Life to Other Solar Systems? (2022)
- Utilitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pitkän aikavälin etiikka (2020)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - An Integrated Approach of Ethics, Law and Corporate Responsibility: an Analysis of Security Robots (2019)
- Revue roumaine de philosophie
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Just Price Incentives to Decrease Personal Carbon Footprints (2019)
- Revue roumaine de philosophie
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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