Juhana Toivanen
@juhanatoivanen.bsky.social
A philosopher who mostly reads the works of dead philosophers
Dads are important.
December 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Dads are important.
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Couldn’t make it to HCAS Erkko Professor Kevin Durrheim’s lecture “Polarization: In Mind, Social Media and Public Life”? The full recording is now online!
Professor Kevin Durrheim: Polarization: In mind, social media and public life
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December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Couldn’t make it to HCAS Erkko Professor Kevin Durrheim’s lecture “Polarization: In Mind, Social Media and Public Life”? The full recording is now online!
The sky remains gray and my energy levels drop - and still two extremely busy weeks to go before the holidays. Survival strategies needed!
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The sky remains gray and my energy levels drop - and still two extremely busy weeks to go before the holidays. Survival strategies needed!
Homelessness in Finland, and delight in the father: share.google/JBueatR9qGPQ...
From Exclusion to Inclusion: Finland’s Path towards Ending Homelessness - EVICT project
Irene Toivanen, Els Schipaanboord & Stefan van Tongeren Homelessness is
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November 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Homelessness in Finland, and delight in the father: share.google/JBueatR9qGPQ...
New version of the entry on Peter Olivi is now out! Read it here: plato.stanford.edu/entries/olivi/
Peter John Olivi (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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November 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
New version of the entry on Peter Olivi is now out! Read it here: plato.stanford.edu/entries/olivi/
Attending the 40th anniversary of Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala. Visiting these premises brings back warm memories from my own fellowship twelve years ago.
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Attending the 40th anniversary of Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala. Visiting these premises brings back warm memories from my own fellowship twelve years ago.
Last week was busy and productive. In addition to welcoming our new fellows at @hcas.bsky.social , I submitted a coedited volume and an update to one entry in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
September 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Last week was busy and productive. In addition to welcoming our new fellows at @hcas.bsky.social , I submitted a coedited volume and an update to one entry in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
A PhD defence at the University of Jyväskylä. Salokas shows in his dissertation that Roman rhetorical works strongly influenced the development of Western political theory and John of Salisbury. I'm excited to witness this final stage of Salokas' journey!
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Dissertation: Roman rhetoric textbooks had a key influence on the development of Western political theory (Salokas)
In his doctoral dissertation, Tuomo-Paavo Salokas examines how Roman textbooks of rhetoric influenced the formation of Western political theory.
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August 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
A PhD defence at the University of Jyväskylä. Salokas shows in his dissertation that Roman rhetorical works strongly influenced the development of Western political theory and John of Salisbury. I'm excited to witness this final stage of Salokas' journey!
www.jyu.fi/en/news/diss...
www.jyu.fi/en/news/diss...
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Opening for a four year PhD position on “The Metaphysics of Social Groups in Late Medieval Philosophy" at Leuven:
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PhD position “The Metaphysics of Social Groups in Late Medieval Philosophy"
PhD position “The Metaphysics of Social Groups in Late Medieval Philosophy"
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June 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Opening for a four year PhD position on “The Metaphysics of Social Groups in Late Medieval Philosophy" at Leuven:
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
#philjobs
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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I'm a pacifist. I have been a pacifist as long as I remember understanding what it means. But today Martha Nussbaum helped me understand what kind of pacifist I am. www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Democracy and War | Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies | University of Helsinki
– A Philosophical Workshop with Martha C. Nussbaum
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June 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm a pacifist. I have been a pacifist as long as I remember understanding what it means. But today Martha Nussbaum helped me understand what kind of pacifist I am. www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Now it's official: I'm starting a new job in June. Mostly admin stuff but also research - and it's a permanent position! I'm excited. :) www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Juhana Toivanen selected as the new Research Coordinator of HCAS | Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies | University of Helsinki
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May 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Now it's official: I'm starting a new job in June. Mostly admin stuff but also research - and it's a permanent position! I'm excited. :) www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
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We are thrilled to announce and welcome our new fellows who will join the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies in 2025–2026.
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New Fellows selected to the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies | Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies | University of Helsinki
The HCAS is pleased to announce the selection of new fellows. In the Fall 2025, the HCAS welcomes 16 new Core Fellows, 4 Kone Foundation Visiting Fellows, 3 Intelligence3 Fellows, 1 Postdoctoral Fello...
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May 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
We are thrilled to announce and welcome our new fellows who will join the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies in 2025–2026.
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Today the absolute spirit is trying to understand itself during my final lecture on an undergrad course on history of philosophy. We'll see how it goes, but the prospects are poor.
May 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the absolute spirit is trying to understand itself during my final lecture on an undergrad course on history of philosophy. We'll see how it goes, but the prospects are poor.
Today I'm going to figure out what Buridan thinks about brutishness and moral vice. Here's a place to start: plato.stanford.edu/entries/buri...
John Buridan (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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May 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Today I'm going to figure out what Buridan thinks about brutishness and moral vice. Here's a place to start: plato.stanford.edu/entries/buri...
An interesting PhD defence on history of social ontology at University of Jyväskylä (May 2nd): www.jyu.fi/en/news/diss...
Dissertation examines the foundations of society through a political classic (Ruokanen)
Jukka Ruokanen, M.Sc., studied the factors underpining the existence of sociality, communities, and society as a whole in the Politica Methodice Digesta of German political philosopher and legal schol...
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April 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
An interesting PhD defence on history of social ontology at University of Jyväskylä (May 2nd): www.jyu.fi/en/news/diss...
A new highly interesting and extremely useful book has been published. On nonhuman animals in medieval culture.
April 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A new highly interesting and extremely useful book has been published. On nonhuman animals in medieval culture.