Matti Häyry

Matti Johannes Häyry (; born 20 September 1956) is a Finnish philosopher. He teaches courses on Business Ethics and the Philosophy of Social Science at Aalto University. Häyry specialises in moral and political philosophy, and bioethics.

Education Häyry began his education at the National Defence University, Finland, where he earned a Commissioned Officer's Degree and Certificate between 1976 and 1979. Subsequently, he attended the University of Helsinki, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 1983, followed by a Master of Social Science in 1984. Continuing his academic advancement, he achieved a Licentiate in Social Science in 1987 and a Master of Arts from the Department of Philosophy in 1990. In 1991, he was awarded a Doctor of Social Science degree from the same university.

Career Matti Häyry's career spans several decades and includes positions in academia and research. He began his professional journey in the Finnish Defence Forces, serving as a Commissioned Officer in Signals and Communication from 1979 to 1981. Following this, he transitioned to academia, working as a Lecturer and Research Fellow in Practical and Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Helsinki from 1985 to 1995. He then served as Acting Professor of Practical Philosophy at the same university from 1995 to 1996.

Häyry is a founding member of the International Association of Bioethics and he served on its board of directors from 2001 to 2009, and from 2007 to 2009 as the association's president. He has participated in various podcasts and written a few papers on the subject.

Works

Häyry, Matti & Häyry, Heta, Rakasta, kärsi ja unhoita: Moraalifilosofisia pohdintoja ihmiselämän alusta ja lopusta. Kirjayhtymä 1987. Häyry, Heta & Häyry, Matti, Taide, tunne ja turmelus: Kaksi näkökulmaa R. G. Collingwoodin estetiikkaan. Helsingin yliopiston filosofian laitoksen julkaisuja 4/1989. Häyry, Matti, Critical studies in philosophical medical ethics. University of Helsinki 1990. Häyry, Matti, Liberal utilitarianism and applied ethics. Routledge 1994. Häyry, Heta & Häyry, Matti, Hyvä, kaunis, tosi – arvojen filosofiaa. Yliopistopaino 1997. Häyry, Heta & Häyry, Matti, Elämän ehdot: Bioetiikan, vapauden ja vastuun filosofiaa. Yliopistopaino 1997. Häyry, Matti, Ihannevaltio: Historiallinen johdatus yhteiskuntafilosofiaan. WSOY 2000. Häyry, Matti, Mahdollisimman monen onnellisuus: Utilitarismin historia, teoria ja sovellukset. WSOY 2001. Häyry, Matti, Playing God: Essays on Bioethics. Helsinki University Press 2001. Häyry, Matti, Hyvä elämä ja oikea käytös: Historiallinen johdatus moraalifilosofiaan. Yliopistopaino 2002. Häyry, Matti, Cloning, Selection, and Values: Essays on Bioethical Intuitions. Acta Philosophica Fennica 2007. Häyry, Matti, Rationality and the Genetic Challenge: Making People Better? Cambridge University Press 2010. Häyry, Matti, Ihminen 2.0: Geneettisen valikoinnin ja parantelun eettiset kysymykset. Gaudeamus 2012.