Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
I am an Academy Research Fellow (2021-2026) affiliated with the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki. My research interests include history of philosophy, medieval philosophical theology and emotion studies broadly understood. My recent publications include the co-edited volume Recognition and Religion: Contemporary and Historical Studies (Routledge 2019); and journal articles in academic journals such as Speculum, History of Political Thought, Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies and Medieval Encounters. I have published a monograph Richard of St. Victor’s Theory of Imagination (2014) in Brill’s series Investigating Medieval Philosophy. In 2019, I received the title of docent in the field of philosophy of religion at the University of Helsinki.
Fields of Science
- 614 Theology
- history of philosophy
- philosophical psychology
- philosophy of religion
- history of emotions
- 611 Philosophy
Publications
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Medieval Monastic Ideas of the Compatibility between the Individual and the Common Good
Palmén, R., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Common Good and Individual Good in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy. Haara, H. & Toivanen, J. (eds.). SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The Ethics of War: John of Naples and the Use of Muslim Mercenaries by a Christian King
Palmén, R. & Posti, M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Medieval Encounters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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“I Am Not Like Other People!” Desire for Esteem within the Community of Equals
Palmén, R., 2023, The Theory and Practice of Recognition. Hirvonen, O. & Koskinen, H. J. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, p. 270-289 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Beyond Hope and above Expectation: Wonder in Hugh and Richard of St. Victor’s Writings
Palmén, R., 2022, La scuola di San Vittore e la letteratura medievale. Bologna, C. & Zacchetti, C. (eds.). Pisa: Edizioni della Scuola Normale Superiore, p. 283-315 33 p. (Seminari e convegni).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Hope as a Social Emotion in Late Medieval Philosophical Theology
Palmén, R., 2022, Encountering others, understanding ourselves in medieval and early modern thought. Faucher, N. & Mäkinen, V. (eds.). Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, p. 261-284 24 p. (Helsinki Yearbook of Intellectual History; vol. 3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Social Emotions in Medieval and Renaissance Intellectual History
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research project
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At the Frontiers of Humanity: Extreme Necessity in the History of Ethics, Law and Politics, 300–1600; Ihmisyyden rajalla: Äärimmäinen hätä etiikan, lain ja politiikan historiassa, 300–1600
Mäkinen, V., Palmén, R., Toiviainen Rø, S., Posti, M. & Haara, H.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research project
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Tunne ja tieto
Lyytikäinen, P., Rossi, R., Salmela, M., Pyrhönen, H., Vanhanen, T. E., Tepora, T., Voutilainen, L., Palmén, R., Sklar, H. & Polvinen, M.
01/01/2015 → 31/12/2016
Project: Other project
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Centre of Excellence in Reason and Religious Recognition Research
Saarinen, R., Mäkinen, V., Dunderberg, I., Pihlström, S., Kukkonen, T., Appelqvist, H., Haara, H., Hakola, R., Heimola, M., Hellqvist, E., Hietamäki, M., Huttunen, N., Kahlos, M., Koskinen, H. J., Kaukua, J., Lehtipuu, O., Luomanen, P., Mattila, J., McKeown, P. I., Koistinen, T., Kovalainen, H., Kärkkäinen, P., Miroshnikov, I., Moisio, O., Paakkinen, I., Palmén, R., Riggs, T., Ruotsala, A., Salminen, J., Savonius-Wroth, S., Toivanen, J., Rafael, A., Tuominen, M., Visala, A., Tervahauta-Helin, U. K., Pöykkö, P., Yli-Karjanmaa, S., Faucher, N., Toiviainen Rø, S., Posti, M., Rauhala, M., Alanko, V., Launonen, L. & Gehlin, S.
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
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Filosofisen psykologian, moraalin ja politiikan tutkimuksen tutkimusyksikkö
01/01/2008 → 31/12/2013
Project: Research project
Activities
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Shame and Moral Agency in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Ritva Palmén (Speaker)
1 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Kollegium Talks: God, Emotions, and Freedom
Ritva Palmén (Attendee)
25 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Comment on the Notion of Political Animal
Ritva Palmén (Speaker)
17 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Imagination and Mixed Form of Expression in Richard of St Victor’s Spiritual Treatises
Ritva Palmén (Speaker)
11 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Shame and Hope in Thomas Aquinas Moral Philosophy
Ritva Palmén (Speaker)
16 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation