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
- Earlier Philosophy and Theology in Karl Mesterton’s De Aeternitate Dei (1752) (2026)
- Mirator
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Hume, Causality and the Leibnizian Principle of Sufficient Reason (2025) Contemporary Perspectives and Historical Dimensions: Festschrift in Honor of Jani Hakkarainen Helenius, Visa
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Länsimaisen kulutuskulttuurin mineraaliriippuvuus (2025) Coolest Student Papers at Finland Futures Research Centre 2024–2025. Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen valittuja opiskelijatöitä 2024–2025 Alm, Tuomas; Helenius, Visa; Lahdenniemi, Elina; Lindqvist, Paulus; Nurmikko, Marika; Saarinen, Iina; Toikka, Aino
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - 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)



