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
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
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Developing a methodological tool for exploring sense of safety in religious spaces
Pessi, A. B., Grönlund, H., Illman, R., Palmén, R., Paloniemi, M. A., Pauha, T. & Spännäri, J., 22 Apr 2025, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 16, 16 p., 1448951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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., 17 Feb 2025, In: Medieval Encounters. 31, 1, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Wandering Mind and Curiosity in Twelfth Century Philosophical Theology
Palmén, R., Mar 2025, Radical Thinking in the Middle Ages: Acts of the XVth International Congress of the SIEPM, Paris, 22-26 August 2022. Brinzei, M., Caiazzo, I., Grellard, C. & Robert, A. (eds.). Turnhout: Brepols, p. 585-596 12 p. (Rencontres de Philosophie Médiévale; vol. 29).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Compassion and Pity
Palmén, R., 10 Oct 2024, Moral Psychology in History: From the Ancient to Early Modern Period. Mäkinen, V. & Knuuttila, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 317–338 22 p. (The New Synthese Historical Library; no. 79).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Godfrey of St. Victor's Theory of Emotions
Palmén, R., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Recherches de Theologie et Philosophie Medievales.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Social Emotions in Medieval and Renaissance Intellectual History
Palmén, R. (Project manager)
01/05/2024 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow's research expenses
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CoCo: CoCo - Exploring the Contested Constructions of Sense of Safety in Religious Spaces
Grönlund, H. (Project manager), Pessi, A. B. (Project manager), Huotari, R. (Participant), Illman, R. G. (Participant), Issabayeva, M. (Participant), Jokiniemi, E. (Participant), Kauppila, H. M. (Participant), Murshed, M. E. R. (Participant), Palmén, R. (Participant), Paloniemi, M.-A. (Participant), Pauha, T. (Participant), Pauha, T. (Participant), Rask, A. M. (Participant), Seppänen, A. (Participant), Sinisalo, R. (Participant), Spännäri, J. (Participant), Spännäri, J. (Participant) & Tayyab, M. (Participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Social Emotions in Medieval and Renaissance Intellectual History
Palmén, R. (Project manager)
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. (Project manager), Toiviainen Rø, S. (Participant), Tikka, K. (Participant), Posti, M. (Participant), Korpiola, M. (Participant), Toropainen, V. P. (Participant), Palmén, R. (Participant) & Haara, H. (Participant)
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Tunne ja tieto
Lyytikäinen, P. (Project manager), Rossi, R. (Principal Investigator), Salmela, M. (Principal Investigator), Pyrhönen, H. (Participant), Vanhanen, T. E. (Participant), Tepora, T. (Participant), Voutilainen, L. (Participant), Palmén, R. (Participant), Sklar, H. (Participant) & Polvinen, M. (Participant)
01/01/2015 → 31/12/2016
Project: Other project
Activities
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Negative Emotions Research Group
Palmén, R. (Attendee)
9 Oct 2024 → 10 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Cognitive Therapy of Emotions in the Middle Ages
Palmén, R. (Speaker)
24 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Dies Medievales
Palmén, R. (Attendee)
7 Mar 2024 → 9 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Shame and Moral Agency in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Palmén, R. (Speaker)
1 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Kollegium Talks: God, Emotions, and Freedom
Palmén, R. (Attendee)
25 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks