Mikko Puumala
VTT, DSocSci
mimapuu@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5991-1798(external) |
Areas of expertise
Environmental ethics; moral philosophy; climate ethics; philosophy of sustainability; space ethics; philosophical methodology
Environmental ethics; moral philosophy; climate ethics; philosophy of sustainability; space ethics; philosophical methodology
Biography
Research
I'm currently working as a postdoc researcher in a project on non-human animals, language, and attitudes, funded by Kone Foundation. In the project, I focus on the relation of ordinary morality and language concerning non-human animals from the perspective of moral demandingness.
My other research interests include space ethics (particularly space settlement ethics and ownership of celestial bodies), environmental ethics, philosophical methodology, and philosophy of sustainability.
I'm also a coordinator for the Turku Environmental Ethics Research Center (TEERC) and the Nordic Environmental Ethics Network (NEEN)
Teaching
I have taught environmental ethics, philosophical methods, and moral philosophy in the philosophy unit, and sustainable development in Turku School of Economics.
Publications
- Climate Esoteric Morality and the Problem of Inconsequentialism (2025)
- Utilitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 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) - 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) - Sustainability and Humanity's Future in Space : A Conceptual Exploration (2024) The Philosophy of Outer Space : Explorations, Controversies, Speculations Puumala Mikko M.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Can ordinary morality survive the climate crisis?: A philosophical analysis of moral demandingness and climate change (2023) Puumala Mikko M.
(G4 Monograph dissertation) - Mars Can Wait. Questions Surround Settlements on Other Worlds (2023)
- Scientific American
(B1 Non-refereed 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) - Selviääkö arkimoraali ilmastokriisistä? Filosofinen analyysi moraalin vaativuudesta ja ilmastonmuutoksesta (2023)
- Ajatus: Suomen Filosofisen Yhdistyksen Vuosikirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Viekö ihmisen perusolemus kohti ilmastokatastrofia? (2020) Ilmastonmuutos ja filosofia Mikko M. Puumala
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - You Wanted the Best, You've Got the Right to the Best (2020) KISS and Philosophy: Wiser than Hell Mikko M. Puumala
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Moderate Conventionalism and Cultural Appropriation (2019)
- Etikk i praksis
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Save the Demogorgons! (2019) Stranger Things and Philosophy: Thus Spake the Demogorgon Mikko Puumala
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
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