Laura Puumala

Laura Puumala
  • PhD researcher
  • University of Turku

Working on ethics of crises, conflicts, and catastrophes.

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Introduction
I'm a philosopher and an education theorist working on my PhD in philosophy on emergency ethics. I'm interested in the limits of moral demandingness in so-called moral tragedies like war and other conflicts.
Current institution
University of Turku
Additional affiliations
September 2017 - December 2017
National Defence University of Finland
Position
  • Research Assistant
January 2020 - December 2020
University of Turku
Position
  • PhD Student
Education
August 2016 - July 2020
University of Turku
Field of study
  • Special Education
August 2011 - June 2017
University of Turku
Field of study
  • Philosophy

Publications

Publications (2)
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This article examines two pivotal and interlinked paradoxes in military ethics. These two paradoxes are the security paradox and the peace paradox. Security paradox refers to a negative spiral where well-intended security functions end up decreasing or jeopardizing safety and security. Peace paradox takes two forms. Firstly, it is self-contradictor...

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