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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Hope as a social emotion in medieval philosophical theology
Palmén, R., 2022, (Accepted/In press) Encountering others, understanding ourselves in medieval and early modern thought. Faucher, N. & Mäkinen, V. (eds.). de GruyterResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Recognition Theory and Agreement in Conflict: The Case of Peter Alfonsi’s Dialogus Contra Iudaeos
Koskinen, H. J. & Palmén, R., 2022, Tolerance and Concepts of Otherness in Medieval Philosophy: Acts of the XXI Annual Colloquium of the Société Internationale pour l’Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale, Maynooth, 9–12 September 2015. Dunne, M. W. & Gottlöber, S. (eds.). Turnhout: Brepols, p. 199-221 23 p. (Rencontres de Philosophie Médiévale ; vol. 25).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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“I Am Not Like Other People!” Desire for Esteem within the Community of Equals
Palmén, R., 2022, (Accepted/In press) The Theory and Practice of Recognition. Hirvonen, O. & Koskinen, H. J. (eds.). Routledge, p. 270-289 19 p. 14Research 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., 2021, (Accepted/In press) a scuola di San Vittore e la letteratura medievale. Bologna, C. & Zacchetti, C. (eds.). Pisa: Edizioni della Scuola Normale Superiore, p. 283-315 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparing Oneself to Others and Estimating Oneself in Thomas Aquinas’s Moral Philosophy
Palmén, R., 2021, In: History of Political Thought. 42, 3, p. 414-440 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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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Centre of Excellence in Philosophical Psychology, Morality, and Politics (PMP)
Knuuttila, S., Varkemaa, J., Ahonen, M., Grahn, M., Perälä, M., Holopainen, T., Holopainen, T., Palmén, R., Saarinen, R., Kärkkäinen, P., Lehmijoki-Gardner, M., Vainio, O., Koivuniemi, M., Karimies, I., Mäkinen, V., Aho, T., Kaitaro, T., Korkman, P., Reuter, M., Saastamoinen, K., Savonius-Wroth, S., Lemetti, J., Roinila, M., Tolonen, M., Paakkinen, I., Paukkonen, V. & Haara, H.
01/01/2008 → 31/12/2013
Project: Research project
Activities
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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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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 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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Comment on the Notion of Political Animal
Ritva Palmén (Speaker)
17 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Guarding the Inner City of the Soul: The Patristic Legacy of the Notion of Security in the Middle Ages
Ritva Palmén (Speaker)
20 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation