After a year's work in the CoE, having written two papers on recognition and a third one on its way, I reformulated the short description of my research themes:
The aim of my research is to contribute to the understanding of the concepts and phenomena of recognition. My research is primarily based on contemporary discussions of recognition theory initiated in the early 1990s by Charles Taylor and Axel Honneth. Their ideas have been further analysed and developed by Heikki Ikäheimo and Arto Laitinen, whose work I also explicitly utilise in my own. One of my specific thematic focuses is on the trilateral notion of mediated recognition. This is understood as a method in which disagreeing parties nevertheless agree about a third party such as a referee, a set of common rules, or a shared form of rationality.
In order to be useful, conceptual analysis needs to be practiced in view of relevant issues, both contemporary and historical. Moreover, to avoid arbitrary stipulation, the analysis also needs to be sensitive to input from various kinds of sources. With its three teams and their wide range of expertise, the Centre of Excellence Reason and Religious Recognition provides a good context for multidisciplinary research aiming to produce informed analyses of and constructive suggestions to recognition theory. The produced analyses and suggestions can then be used as conceptual tools for interpreting and dealing with a variety of textual materials as well as social and political realities. Philosophical analysis of recognition theory has immediate societal relevance also through its close systematic connections with the topics of multiculturalism and identity politics.
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Saarinen's New Book on Love Published
On the 8th of January, in connection with The Science Forum 2015 at the University of Helsinki, the Finnish publisher Gaudeamus organized a publication event of Risto Saarinen's new book on love.
Together with respect and esteem, in the research literature love is standardly conceived as a mode or species of recognition. Thus, in addition to love, Saarinen's book also deals to some extent with more general topics of recognition. The Finnish title of the book 'Oppi rakkaudesta' could be translated as 'The Doctrine of Love'.
● Here is a link to the publisher's page.
Together with respect and esteem, in the research literature love is standardly conceived as a mode or species of recognition. Thus, in addition to love, Saarinen's book also deals to some extent with more general topics of recognition. The Finnish title of the book 'Oppi rakkaudesta' could be translated as 'The Doctrine of Love'.
● Here is a link to the publisher's page.
CoE Open House
Before the conclusion of last calendar year, On 11 December, Risto Saarinen organized a Centre of Excellence Open House in connection with his seminar on ecumenics.
After Saarinen had opened the event, Gabriel Salmela OP (Tilburg) introduced himself. Saarinen then presented a general description of the themes and structure of our CoE, and also talked about his own research interests and book projects.
Elina Hellqvist, who works in our CoE's Team 3, continued by presenting her research topics under the title 'Recognizing the Other - Sexual Identity and the Church: An Analysis of Current Church Debates in Lutheranism'.
We then heard about Professor Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen's extensive ongoing work on systematic theology. The occasion was also a very nice opportunity to meet Professor Kärkkäinen so soon after he had hosted the visit of some of us at Fuller in connection with the recent AAR conference.
The event was concluded by Gerard J. Ryan SJ (Oxford), who introduced himself and described the recognition-related topics that he is working on.
After Saarinen had opened the event, Gabriel Salmela OP (Tilburg) introduced himself. Saarinen then presented a general description of the themes and structure of our CoE, and also talked about his own research interests and book projects.
Elina Hellqvist, who works in our CoE's Team 3, continued by presenting her research topics under the title 'Recognizing the Other - Sexual Identity and the Church: An Analysis of Current Church Debates in Lutheranism'.
We then heard about Professor Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen's extensive ongoing work on systematic theology. The occasion was also a very nice opportunity to meet Professor Kärkkäinen so soon after he had hosted the visit of some of us at Fuller in connection with the recent AAR conference.
The event was concluded by Gerard J. Ryan SJ (Oxford), who introduced himself and described the recognition-related topics that he is working on.
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