I am a university researcher at the University of Helsinki. I work mainly in epistemology, but my philosophical interests are broad, encompassing meta-ethics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, metaphysics and metametaphysics. In September 2023 I started as a PI in a three-year research project, “The Structure and Nature of Risk”, funded by the Kone Foundation. In this project I will examine the metaphysics, epistemology and ethics of risk.
Before this I worked for two years in the Academy of Finland funded research project ‘Responsible Beliefs: Why Ethics and Epistemology Need Each Other’. and for three years in the ERC-project Competence and Success in Epistemology and Beyond.
Currently I’m working moral and epistemic justification, the metaphysics of risk and luck, and normativity.
When I am not doing philosophy I enjoy spending time in the nature by fishing, hiking and picking mushrooms. I also brew beer on an irregular basis and play board games.
You can e-mail me at jaakko DOT hirvela AT helsinki DOT fi
My office is located at: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room A527 (Post: PL 24, FI-00014 University of Helsinki)
Jaakko Hirvelä 