Dr Ryosuke Matsumura
Visiting Scholar, Member of the Aquinas Institute
Dr Ryosuke Matsumura is a Visiting Scholar at Blackfriars Hall. He received his PhD from Kyoto University and is a philosopher whose research focuses on medieval moral psychology, with particular attention to Thomas Aquinas’s account of the passions. Alongside his work on medieval philosophy, he has a broader interest in contemporary ethical debates, including discussions of moral enhancement.
Select Publications:
‘Between Passions and Pseudo-Passions: Thomas Aquinas on Shame,’ New Blackfriars (forthcoming 2026);
‘The Motion of the Soul: Thomas Aquinas and Albert the Great on the Passions,’ European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas 42 (2024): 49–63;
‘Language of Love in Aquinas’ Theory of the Passions,’ Acta Philosophica 33 (2024): 313–324.
Email: rmatsu@fujijoshi.ac.jp