Visa Helenius
VTL, FM / Lic.Soc.Sc., MA
vjhele@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4052-2367 |
Areas of expertise
rationalism; the Academy of Turku; the philosophy of Lucretius; the principle of sufficient reason
rationalism; the Academy of Turku; the philosophy of Lucretius; the principle of sufficient reason
Biography
I am Lic. Soc. Sc. in Philosophy and MA in Latin Philology and have specialised in the rationalism of Early modern philosophy, the philosophy of Lucretius, the principle of sufficient reason and the Academy of Turku. I have extensive experience in publishing (e.g., 9 peer-reviewed publications), scientific presentations (more than 50 presentations around Europe) and teaching (e.g., public lecture series on the Academy of Turku in 2025 and high school education).
Research
In my dissertation, I study the development of the principle of sufficient reason ("everything has a cause, reason or ground") in Early modern philosophy
Teaching
Philosophy of Causes, Reasons and Free Will (shared teaching), 2024
Philosophy of Causes, Reasons and Free Will (shared teaching), 2024
Publications
- Lucretius’ Atomism as an Ideological Forerunner of Modern Astronomy (2025)
- Faravid
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lucretius, impietas and Religious Deviance (2025)
- Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Review: Riccardo Chiaradonna: Ontology in Early Neoplatonism: Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus. Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina 9. De Gruyter, Berlin – Boston 2023 (2025)
- Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Andreas Markantonatos – Vasileios Liotsakis – Andreas Serafim (eds.): Witnesses and Evidence in Ancient Greek Literature. De Gruyter, Berlin – Boston 2021. (Book review) (2024)
- Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - From Here to Eternity: Two Absolutists (Newton, Clarke) and Two Relationalists (Leibniz, Kant of New Elucidation) on the Essence of Time with a Consideration of Their Similarities and Differences (2024) True Colors, Time After Time: Essays Honoring Valtteri Arstila Helenius, Visa
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Philipp Roelli: Latin as the Language of Science and Learning. De Gruyter, Berlin – Boston 2021. (Book review) (2024)
- Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Turun akatemian tieteellinen toiminta Mestertonin ja Porthanin valossa (2024)
- Auraica: Scripta A Societate Porthan Edita
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Identiteetin filosofiaa à la Leibniz (2023)
- Hybris : tiedelehti
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Leibnizin reflektiivistä ajattelua koskeva näkemys ja sen yhteys oppimiseen ja kasvatukseen (2023)
- Kasvatus ja Aika
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Stefano Maso: Cicero’s Philosophy. Trends in Classics – Key Perspectives on Classical Research 3. De Gruyter, Berlin – Boston 2022. (Book review) (2023)
- Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - How dare you think divergently! - The novel thoughts of Kant and the Rationalists and the restrictive politico-religio-theological framework in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (2022)
- Approaching Religion
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - ”Järkeile oikein tai saat kepistä!” Wolffin kokeellinen rationalismi ja pakotetun rationaalisuuden menetelmä (2022) Valistuksen perinnöt - Suomen Filosofisen Yhdistyksen kollokvion esitelmiä Helenius Visa
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Joshua Billings: The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens. Princeton University Press, Princeton – Oxford 2021. ISBN 978-0-691-20518-2; ISBN (e-book) 978-0-691-21111-4. XII, 271 pp. EUR 39.80, USD 39.95, GPB 30.00. (Book review) (2021)
- Arctos: Acta Philologica Fennica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Lucretius and the Body-Environment Approach (2021) SENSORIVM: The Senses in Roman Polytheism Helenius Visa
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Karl Mesterton: Riittävän perusteen periaatteen soveltamisesta aineellisen ja aineettoman piirissä (Turun akatemia, 1745) (2020)
- Auraica: Scripta A Societate Porthan Edita
(Other publication) - Latina- ja kreikkakerho esimerkkinä kielellis-kulttuurisen kompetenssin edistämisestä harrastustoiminnalla (2020)
- Kieli, Koulutus Ja Yhteiskunta
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Sine dis? Lucretiuksen ongelmallisista jumalista (2020) Visa Helenius
(G2 Master’s thesis, polytechnic Master’s thesis) - Karl Mestertonin väitöskirja rationalistisen filosofian ja eurooppalaisten vaikutteiden välittäjänä 1700-luvun puolivälin Turun akatemiassa (2019)
- Auraica: Scripta A Societate Porthan Edita
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lucretiuksen kuolemanpelkoa koskeva näkemys ja nykyaika (2019)
- Thanatos - Suomalaisen Kuolemantutkimuksen Verkkojulkaisu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Riittävän perusteen periaate Leibnizilla, Wolffilla, Baumgartenilla ja esikriittisen kauden Kantilla olemassaoloa selitettäessä (2019) Helenius Visa
(G3 Licentiate thesis)



