Climate Ethics, Technology and Future Visions
From Visions of a Better World by Global Visions
August 6, 2025 · 1h 23m · Season 3 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode explores ethical questions surrounding climate crisis and technology with moral philosophers from the University of Helsinki.
Climate Ethics, Technology and Future Visions In this two-part episode, we sit down with two moral philosophers—Professor Antti Kauppinen and Dr. Simo Kyllönen from the University of Helsinki—to explore the ethical questions behind some of the most urgent issues facing the world today. Professor Antti Kauppinen is a Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Helsinki. His research focuses on moral psychology, well-being, and how we make ethical decisions. Dr. Simo Kyllönen is a political philosopher at the University of Helsinki, whose work explores global justice, environmental ethics, and the moral dimensions of systemic change. In part two, we turn our attention to the climate crisis, emerging technologies, and the ethics of future thinking. As the world grapples with accelerating environmental breakdown and the growing influence of artificial intelligence, we ask: What does collective responsibility mean in the face of global risks? Can technology itself be a moral actor—or is it only ever a tool? And what is the role of capitalism, rationality, and imagination when thinking about systems-level change? We close the conversation by asking our guests to share their…
People in this episode
Host: Global Visions
Guests: Professor Antti Kauppinen, Dr. Simo Kyllönen
Topics covered
- climate ethics
- technology
- moral philosophy
- global justice
- environmental ethics
- systemic change
Keywords
- climate ethics
- technology
- moral philosophy
- global justice
- environmental ethics
- systemic change
- collective responsibility
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Helsinki
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