Dr. Panos Eliopoulos

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Еmail: ksatriya@tri.forthnet.gr

Еmail: eliop@cc.uoi.gr

Address: Pallantiou 44, 221 132 Tripoli, Greece

Telephone number: (+30) 2710 226183

Mobile phone: (+30) 6974 886914

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ORCID: 0000-0003-4966-3617

Panos Eliopoulos is a PhD in Philosophy (Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy). He now teaches as a special Professor (member of the laboratory and teaching staff) at the Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology, at the University of Ioannina, in Greece. In the past he taught as a Lecturer in the University of Peloponnese, in the University of Athens and in the Higher School of Technological and Pedagogical Education. He has organized or co-organized several conferences of philosophy in Greece as well as abroad, he has lectured widely in Greek and foreign universities, and he has presented scientific papers in various philosophical conferences (Greece, USA, India, Finland, Poland, China, France, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Turkey). His articles and reviews have been published in prestigious Greek and foreign philosophy journals or have been included in international collective volumes, on themes such as: ancient philosophy, existentialism, philosophy of education, comparative philosophy. Part of his philosophical work has been translated in five other languages. Dr. Eliopoulos participates in international research projects and is a member of a large number of philosophical and scientific organizations (among them: Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, American Philosophical Association, Greek Philosophical Society, Greek Society for Ethics, etc). He was the Vice President of ISUD (International Society for Universal Dialogue) and also the Vice President in the Scientific Council of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures. He has been the editor of the Philosophical Journals Celestia, and of Papyri and Delti. He is a reviewer and member of the editorial board of the American Journals International Journal of Decision Ethics, Philosophy Study, and Journal of Research on Contemporary Society, also for the Ukrainian Philosophy and Cosmology, Philosophy and Education and many others, as well as a reviewer in a plethora of international scientific publications. Some of his taught courses are: "War, Ethics and Terrorism", “Ancient Greek Philosophy”, “Contemporary Ethics”, “Modern Ethics”, “Moral Philosophy in the Renaissance”, “Hellenistic Philosophy” etc. Among other publications, he has edited a collective volume (in English) and is currently completing a scientific monograph (in Greek) and the edition and translation of a series of essays on the Epicurean philosophy.

EDUCATION

A) Graduate and Postgraduate Studies

  • 2018: (In process) Post Doctoral researcher in Ancient Greek Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy of Law, Ethics and Politics, in the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
  • 2010: PhD in Philosophy in the Sector of Philosophy of the Department of Philosophy-Pedagogy and Psychology in the Philosophical School of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. The title of my doctoral thesis: "The Moral Philosophy in the work of Seneca". Mark: unanimously “Excellent”.
  • 2004 - 2006: Biennial Master’s degree course of studies (MA) in the Department of Philosophy-Pedagogy and Psychology of the Philosophical School of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. Name of the course: "History of Philosophy". My Master’s dissertation was under the title: "The concept of the Heimarmene in the theories of the Stoa and of Alexander of Aphrodisia". Mark: unanimously “Excellent”.
  • 2003: Diploma in the Spanish language from the University of Salamanca. License to teach the Spanish language from the Greek Ministry of Education.
  • 1993: University Degree (Ptychion) in “English Studies” from the Department of English Philology of the Philosophical School of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. Specialization in the field of Literature and Culture.

B) Computer Knowledge

  • 2008: Certification of computer skills and knowledge in I.C.T., level Α, according to the Presidential Decree 25/2002 regarding New Computer Technologies (10-6-2008).
  • 1996: Training Programme at NELE Arcadia in MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft Word 6.0, Microsoft Excel 5.0, programming in Pascal language. Duration: seventy [70] hours.

C) Languages

  • Proficient knowledge of English, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, and Spanish, and with a working knowledge of Italian and Latin.

AREAS OF COMPETENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

  • Ancient Greek Philosophy, Hellenistic Philosophy, Roman Philosophy, Stoicism, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy (western and non western traditions), Continental Philosophy, Existentialism, Logic & Critical Thinking, NeoHellenic Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy (Byzantine), Metaphysics, Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy, Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education, Aesthetics (Poetry & Prose).

EMPLOYMENT

A) Teaching at the University

  • 2017-2018: Member of the Laboratory and Teaching Staff (special Professor) of the University of Ioannina. Courses: A) Hellenistic Philosophy, B) Contemporary Philosophy (existentialism).
  • 2016-2017: (Lecturer) Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), Branch of the City of Argos, Pedagogical Training Programme (EPPAIK). A) Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education, B) “Practical Exercises of Teaching I & II”, C) Organization, Management and Sociology of Education.
  • 2015-2016: (Lecturer) University of Peloponnese, Department of Philology, Postgraduate programme “Moral Philosophy”. a) “Modern Ethics” (Kierkegaard- Hume- Schopenhauer- Spinoza – Dilthey- Nietzsche- William James).
  • 2015-2016: (Lecturer) Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), Branch of the City of Argos, Pedagogical Training Programme (EPPAIK). A) Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education, B) “Practical Exercises of Teaching I & II”.
  • 2014-2015: (Lecturer) University of Peloponnese, Department of Philology, Postgraduate programme “Moral Philosophy”. a) “Modern Ethics” (Kierkegaard- Hume- Schopenhauer- Spinoza – Dilthey- Nietzsche- William James).
  • 2014-2015: (Lecturer) Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), Branch of the City of Argos, Pedagogical Training Programme (EPPAIK). “Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education”.
  • 2013-2014: (Lecturer) University of Peloponnese, Department of Philology, Postgraduate programme “Moral Philosophy”. a) “Modern Ethics (Kierkegaard- Hume- Schopenhauer- Spinoza), b) Contemporary Ethics (Heidegger- Habermas- Wittgenstein- Höffe-Ortega y Gasset- Unamuno- Stevenson- Hare).
  • 2012-2013: (Lecturer) University of Peloponnese, Department of Philology, Postgraduate Programme “Moral Philosophy”. “Modern Ethics” (Kierkegaard-Hume-Schopenhauer).
  • 2012-2013: (Lecturer) University of Peloponnese, Department of Philology, Undergraduate Level. “Ancient Greek Philosophy” (Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics).
  • 2011-2012: (Lecturer) University of Peloponnese, Department of Philology, Postgraduate Programme “Moral Philosophy”. “Modern Ethics” (Kierkegaard-Hume), b) “Medieval and Renaissance Ethics”.
  • 2011-2012: (Lecturer) University of Athens, Department of Philosophy, Psychology and Pedagogy, Postgraduate Programme “Moral Philosophy”. “War, Ethics and Terrorism”.

PUBLICATIONS

Publication in SCOPUS and WoS

  1. Eliopoulos, P. (2016). Conflict and development from the perspective of comparative philosophy. Journal of Philosophy ARHE, 13(25), 171-183.
  2. Eliopoulos, P. (2015). Epicurus and Lucretius on the Creation of the Cosmos. Philosophy and Cosmology - Filosofiya i Kosmologiya, 14, 248-254.

A) Books Published or Under Publication

  1. (English) Christopher Vasillopulos- Panos Eliopoulos, Between Two Realms: Medea and Athens, University Press of America, Lanham 2019 (In procedure).
  2. (Greek) The Political Philosophy in the work of Seneca. Batsioulas Publications, Athens 2018.
  3. (Greek) The Moral Philosophy in the work of Seneca, Doctoral thesis, University of Athens Press, Saripolos Institution, Athens 2017.
  4. (Greek) P. Moustairas- P. Eliopoulos- G. Nasainas- S. Strickland- S. Pothos- I. Tsoumpa (editors of the collective volume), The pedagogic science in the modern world: challenges and perspectives, Electronic edition, Argos 2016.
  5. (Greek) P. Moustairas- P. Eliopoulos- G. Nasainas- S. Strickland- S. Pothos- I. Tsoumpa (editors of the collective volume), Proceedings of the Conference of Students’ dissertations in the ASPETE of Peloponnese, Electronic Edition, Argos 2016.
  6. (English) Christopher Vasillopulos- Panos Eliopoulos (Editors), The Human Being: its Nature and Functions [Proceedings of the Tenth World Congress of ISUD, at Craiova-Romania, 4-9 July 2014], Volumes I & II, Dialogue and Universalism, Warsaw-Poland, 2015.
  7. (Greek) Poetry collection: The Forthcoming Time [O Epion Kairos], Publications Odos Panos, Athens 2007.

B) Journal Articles

  1. (In English) with Panagiota Boubouli, “The problem of Death according to Gregory of Nyssa”. In the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DECISION ETHICS, IX. 2, Spring 2018, New York, (under publication).
  2. (In English) with Tetiana Matusevych, “Knowledge management in transitional societies: quo vadis?”. In the ACADEMIC BULLETIN OF YURIY FEDKOVYCH CHERNIVTSI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. Series: Philosophy. Issue 791, Chernivtsi: Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine, 2017, pp. 3-7.
  3. (In English) “Philosophical Studies as a Precondition for an Education of Humanism and Critical Thinking in the University”. In the SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY "OSTROH ACADEMY", series "Philosophy" [Наукові записки Національного університету «Острозька академія» серія «Філософія»], Ostroh- Ukraine, Issue 20, December 2018 (under publication).
  4. (Translated in Chinese) “Individualism and Cosmopolitanism in the Imperial Stoa”. In the JOURNAL OF THE CENTER OF GREEK STUDIES of the Beijing International Studies University (BISU)- China, July 2018 (under publication).
  5. (In English) “Human Rights, Compassion and the Issue of the Pure Motive in the Ethics of Schopenhauer and Buddhism”. In the JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, vol. 24, December 2018 (under publication).
  6. (In Greek) “The absence of the political dimension in the European Union: Hegel and Kant on the causes of Uncertainty”. In the Journal DIA-LOGOS, Papazisis, volume 8, Athens 2018 (under publication).
  7. (In Greek) “The political philosophy of the Stoics: Law and Ethics”. In PHILOSOPHEIN, volume 18, Thessaloniki 2018 (under publication).
  8. (In Greek) “The mass man in Ortega y Gasset and in Seneca”. In the Journal PHILOSOPHEIN (Politics and Anthropogy), volume 7, Thessalokiki, May 2017, pp. 74-82. Republished in the philosophical Journal DIA- LOGOS, Papazisis, volume 7, Athens 2017, pp. 106-114.
  9. (In Greek) “The Ethics of Deontology as a political prerequisite: the case of the ‘rational’ Europe and the ‘thymic’ Greece”. In PAPYRI AND DELTI, volume 4, 2015, pp. 89-99.
  10. (In Greek) Co-authorship with V. Zacharopoulou and G. Zacharopoulou, “Epicurus’ modus vivendi and its pedagogical role”. In PAPYRI AND DELTI, volume 5, 2016, pp. 22-29.
  11. (In English) “The Myth of the Greco-Roman Culture and the Ideology of Expansion”. In the SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY "OSTROH ACADEMY", series "Philosophy" [Наукові записки Національного університету «Острозька академія» серія «Філософія»], Ostroh- Ukraine, Issue 19, Spring 2016, pp. 3-8.
  12. (In English) “Conflict and Development from the Perspective of Comparative Philosophy”. In the philosophical Journal ARHE, Novisad- Serbia, Issue XIII, 25/2016, pp. 171- 183.
  13. (In English) “Gender Inequality and the personal hint: the problem of stereotypes as logical and ethical misconceptions”. In the annual edition of theoretical research JOURNAL OF CULTURAL STUDIES [Культурологічний Вісник] of the Department of Philosophy of the Zaporizhzhya National University, Ukraine, vol. 36, 2016, pp. 115- 121.
  14. (In English) “Mass Culture, Education and the Perspective of Individuality”. In Філософія освіти. Philosophy of education, Kiev- Ukraine, Issue 1 (18), December 2016, pp. 36- 46. URL: www.philosopheducation.com
  15. (Translated in Ukrainian) “Knowledge Management in Modern Democracies and the issue of Truth” [Управление знаниями в современных демократиях и проблема истины]. In PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION, Kiev- Ukraine, Issue 2 (19), 2016, pp. 6-14.
  16. (In English) “Education and the Doctrine of the Mean in Aristotle and in Confucius”. In Філософія освіти. Philosophy of education. Ukraine,  Issue 2, 2014, pp. 248-257. URL: www.philosopheducation.com
  17. (In English) “Seneca on virtue as psychological therapy and the causes of passions”. In PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY, vol. 39, issue 2, Spring 2015, pp. 49-56.
  18. (Translated in Chinese) “Zeno of Citium and Zhuangzi on Virtue and Eudaimonia” 基提翁的芝诺和庄子的德性与幸福. In the JOURNAL OF SHANGQIU NORMAL UNIVERSITY 商丘师范大学学报, Shangqiu- China, vol. 31, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 49-52. Re-published (in English) in the scientific Journal PAPYRI-DELTI, edition of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures, volume 4, 2016, pp. 42-58.
  19. (In English) “Epicurus and Lucretius on the creation of the Cosmos”. In PHILOSOPHY AND COSMOLOGY, published by the International Society of Philosophy and Cosmology and the Ukrainian Philosophical Foundation, Kiev- Ukraine, vol. 14, 2015, pp. 248-254.
  20. (In English) “A critique from the stoic point of view regarding Otfried Höffe’s dilemma between happiness and morality”. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DECISION ETHICS, IX. 2, Summer 2014, New York, pp. 77-90.
  21. (In English) “Moral Values and Education in the Neohellenic Enlightenment”. In PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION, joint edition of the Karlova University (Prague) and the University of Novosibirsk, vol. VI, 2013, pp. 97-103.
  22. (In Greek) “The concept of Time in the refutation of Nicholas of Methone to the Elements of Theology of Proclus”. In the Journal of Medieval History and Civilization BYZANTINOS DOMOS, Stamoulis Publications, vol. 19-20-21, Thessaloniki, 2011- 2013, pp. 445- 455.
  23. (In Greek) “The Stoic Views on Education: Principles and Methods”. In the Philosophical Journal DIA-LOGOS, vol. 3, Athens 2013, pp. 46-57.
  24. (In English) “The Anti-Plato of Charles Baudelaire”. In DIALOGUE AND UNIVERSALISM, edition of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the European Society of Culture, issue 4/2013, pp. 173-180.
  25. (Translated in Russian) “Cтоический космополитизм как образ жизни”. In ФИЛОСОФСКИЕ НАУКИ (JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCES), n. 6, Moscow 2013, pp. 140-146. Re-published in English: “The Stoic Cosmopolitanism as a way of Life”. In DIALOGUE AND UNIVERSALISM, edition of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the European Society of Culture, Vol. XXIV, issue 3/2014, pp. 30-35.
  26. (In English) “Duties and the Political Education in Cicero”. In PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION (ФИЛОСОФИЯ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ), University of Novosibirsk, No1, 46, 2013, pp. 87-93.
  27. (Translated in Azerbaijani) “Roma stoisizmində və dzen-buddizmdə təbiət və insan arasında əlaqə”. In FƏLSƏFƏ VƏ SOSIAL-SIYASI ELMLƏR (PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL SCIENCES), № 1, 33. Baku, Azerbaijan 2012, pp. 7-20. Re-published in English: A) “The Relation between Man and Nature in the Imperial Stoicism and Zen Buddhism”. In the collective volume A. B. Nevelev, O. A. Brilts, A. D. Korolev, A. Y. Kamaletdinova, (editors), HUMAN BEING: THE PROBLEM OF UNITY IN DIVERSITY OF THE MODERN WORLD, Cicero, Chelyabinsk/ Moscow 2015, pp. 87-100. B) “The Relation between Man and Nature in the Imperial Stoicism and in Zen Buddhism”. In the collective volume Sophia Boudouri & Kostas Kalimtzis (editors), ISSUES IN HUMAN RELATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY, Ionia Publications, Athens 2014, pp. 52-64.
  28. (In English) “The concept of friendship in the thought of the Stoic Seneca: Bridging the gap between individualities”. In the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DECISION ETHICS, VIII. 2 (Spring 2012), pp. 131-151.
  29. (In Greek) “The distinction between Being and Not-Being in Plato’s Sophist”. In the Philosophical Journal PHILOSOPHEIN, vol. 5, January 2012, pp. 67-81.
  30. (In English) “The Irrational Self in the Fathers of the Philokalia and in the Zen Buddhist tradition”. In the JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, vol. 16, December 2011, pp. 154-173.
  31. (In Greek) “Eudaimonia as transcendence of pain in Cicero”. In the Philosophical Journal DIA-LOGOS, vol. 1, Papazisis publications, Athens 2011, pp. 147-158.
  32. (In English) “The concept of Non Violence in the Philosophy of the Imperial Stoa”. In PHILOSOPHY STUDY, vol. 1, no 1, June 2011, pp. 28-40.
  33. (In English) “The Transcendence of Fate in Plato and in the Stoic Seneca”. In the International Journal PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY, vol. 34, issue 1-2, Winter-Spring 2011, pp. 91-100.
  34. In English) “Aristotle and the Stoics on Friendship: Borderlessness, Hospitality and the community”. In ANNALES DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE CRAIOVA, SÉRIE PHILOSOPHIE, no 27, 1/2011, pp. 5-19.
  35. (In Greek) “The interdependence between body and soul in Aristotle”. In PHILOSOPHIA KAI PAIDEIA, vol. 56, October-December 2010, pp. 16-20.
  36. (In Greek) “The poet as a being deprived of the Light and the case of Baudelaire”. In the Literary Journal ODOS PANOS, vol. 149, July-September 2010, pp. 109-115.
  37. (In English) “Ars Vitae in Iamblichus and in the Stoic Seneca”. In the Russian Philosophical Journal SCHOLE, vol. 4, issue 2/2010, pp. 210-219.
  38. (In Greek) “The Categories of Quantity, Quality and Relation in Aristotle”. In the philosophical Journal PHILOSOPHEIN. vol. 1, January 2010, pp. 50-62.
  39. (In Greek) “Destiny and tragic existence: Ancient Greece in the poetry of Giannis Ritsos”. In the Literary Journal ODOS PANOS, October-December 2009, vol. 146, pp. 88-93.
  40. (In Greek) “The psychology of the first Buddhism: soteriological and gnoseological parameters”. In CELESTIA, vol. III, October 2009, pp. 63-67.
  41. (In Greek) “Platonic Eros and the overwhelming power of the Beautiful”. In CELESTIA, vol. II, April 2009, pp. 50-59.
  42. (In English) “The conflict between stoic reason and kierkegaardian faith: a social anagnosis”. In ANNALES DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE CRAIOVA, SÉRIE PHILOSOPHIE, n. 24 (2/2009), pp. 164-177.
  43. (In Greek) “Mystery as an experience and as a quest in the poetry of John Keats”. In the Literary Journal ODOS PANOS, vol. 143, January-March 2009, pp. 88-91.
  44. (In Greek) “The concept of Desire in the Stoic Seneca and in St Paul”. In PHILOSOPHIA KAI PAIDEIA, vol. 49-50, September-December 2008, pp. 45-48.
  45. (In English): “The loss of Life in the existentialist outlook of Miguel de Unamuno and in the Ancient Greek tragedy”. In SKEPSIS. Issue XIX/ i-ii 2008, pp. 172-182.
  46. (In Greek): “Blood as a symbol in the poetry of Tasos Leivaditis”. In the Literary Journal ODOS PANOS, vol. 140, April-June 2008, pp. 3-7.
  47. (In English): “Eudaimonia in the theories of Soeren Kierkegaard and Gregory of Nyssa”. In the Russian Philosophical Journal SCHOLE, vol. 2, issue 1/2008, pp. 160-167.
  48. (In Greek): "The problem of Death in the thought of the Danish philosopher Soeren Kierkegaard". In the Literary Journal ODOS PANOS, vol. 139, January-March 2008, pp. 152-161.
  49. (In English): “Pierre Bayle and his ideas on religious toleration”. In SKEPSIS, XVIII/ i-ii 2007, pp. 48-57.
  50. (In Greek): "Criticism and Metaphysics. The Middle Way of Immanuel Kant". In the Journal of Culture and Art DIOTIMA, Vol. 2, Autumn 2005, pp. 73-79.

D) Papers in Proceedings & Collective Volumes

  1. (In Greek- along with Panagiota Boubouli) “The metaphysical and pedagogical use of myth in Plato’s philosophy”. Proceedings of the 10th Panhellenic conference on the issue: Literature and Education, organized by the Hellenic Educational Society in collaboration with the University of Ioannina [Ioannina, 4-6 November 2016] (under publication).
  2. (In Greek) “Identity and Otherness in the tragedy of Thyestes by Seneca”. Proceedings of the 6th Panhellenic conference of theatre studies, organized by the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of Peloponnese, in collaboration with the University of Athens, the University of Patras, the University of Thessaloniki and the Center of Hellenic Studies of Harvard, on the issue: Theatre and Otherness. Theory, Dramaturgy and Theatrical Practice, [Nafplion, 17-19 May 2017] (under publication).
  3. (In English) “Making a Personality: Kierkegaard and Sartre on Freedom and Responsibility”. Special Edition, London 2018, (under publication).
  4. (In Greek) “Moral self consciousness and leadership according to the three Hierarchs”. Proceedings of the First International Scientific Symposium on the issue: Educational Leadership, Effective Management and Moral Values. Organized by the University of Macedonia, the University of Cyprus and the University of Thessaloniki [Thessaloniki, 24-26 November] (Under publication).
  5. “The path of passion in Seneca’s Phaedra”. In Hristo Hristov & Milen Marinov (Editors), PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY (Практическа философия), Collective Thematic Volume, St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko– Turnovo Press, Bulgaria, 2016, pp. 94-117.
  6. (In Greek) “Hume and Spinoza on Knowledge and on the Human Intellect”. In the Proceedings of the 3rd PanHellenic Conference of the Scientific Association of the Primary Teachers for the Proliferation of ICT in Education (New Pedagogue: Approaches in the educational process through the novelties of the pedagogic science), (Athens, 16-17 April 2016) (under publication). 
  7. (In English) “Socrates and Jainism: The way of the soul to knowledge”. In Knowledge, Morality and Spirituality, Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion and the Institute of Cross Cultural Studies, Kolkata- India, 5-7 January 2016 (under publication). 
  8. (In English) “Human Rights, Compassion and the issue of the pure motive in the Ethics of Schopenhauer and Buddhism”. In Ecology, Globalization and Human Rights, Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion and the Institute of Cross Cultural Studies, Maynagur- India, 8-10 January 2016 (under publication). 
  9. (In Greek, along with Dr. Vasilis Dimopoulos) “Freire and Mo-Tzu on love and on social inequality”. In the collective volume Local Government, Education and Lifelong Learning, Edition of the Institute for the Humanities and for Social Studies, volume B, Heraklion- Crete 2017, pp. 70- 76.
  10. (In Greek) “Deontological Ethics as a Political Prerequisite: The case of ‘Rational’ Europe and ‘Thymic’ Greece”. In the Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese: Changing Greece and the World. Ideas and Politics [Loutraki, Greece, 11-13 December 2015] (under publication).
  11. (In Greek) “The interpretation of living according to nature in the Stoic Seneca”. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference of Philosophy : Global Ethics and Politics, organized by the International Association of Greek Philosophy [IAGP] (Vouliagmeni-Athens, Greece, 10-16 July 2015) (under publication).  
  12. (In English) “Crisis and the Challenge for a Noble Life in Ortega y Gasset”. In the volume Philosophy and Crisis: Responding to Challenges to Ways of Life in the Contemporary World, of the series “Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change”, by The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP), Washington 2018 (under publication).
  13. (In Greek) “Society, Education and Mass Culture in Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse”. Proceedings of the Panhellenic Scientific Conference of the University of Macedonia: Lifelong Education and Modern Society: Local Government, Education and Work (Thessaloniki- Greece, 27-28 June 2015) (under publication).
  14. (In Greek) “The transition from Ancient Greece to the modern Western World: Science, Values and the obstacle of Rome”. Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures: New Technologies in service to our knowledge of Antiquity (Thessaloniki- Greece, 13 June 2015) (under publication).
  15. (In Greek) “Rationalism and Intellectualism in Ortega y Gasset and Husserl: a critical approach for Education and for the Modern World”. Proceedings of the conference on the issue: Pedagogical science in the modern world: challenges and perspectives. Organized by the Higher School of Pedagogic and Technological Education in Argos and by the Municipality of Mycenae and Argos (Argos, 10th April 2016), pp. 80-84.
  16.  (In Greek) “Aristotle and Wittgenstein: Prerequisites for a Pedagogy of Critical Thinking”. Proceedings of the 9th Pan-Hellenic Conference of the Greek Educational Society (edited by K. D. Malafantis- B. Papadopoulou- S. Avgitidou- G. Iordanidis- I. Mpetsas), organized by the Greek Educational Society and the School of Pedagogy of the University of Macedonia (Florina-Greece, 28-30 November 2014) volume Β, Diadrasi, Athens 2016, pp. 1672- 1683.
  17. (In English and Russian) “The Interpretation of Human Nature in the Context of Stoic Ethics: a Basis for Humanism”. Στο συλλογικό τόμο THE INFLUENCE OF HELLENISM ON CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE, CULTURE AND EDUCATION, edited by Tatiana Minchenko, Tomsk 2016, pp. 169- 177. Re-published in Selected Reports from the influence of Hellenism on contemporary science, culture and education, Red Square Scientific, London 2017, pp. 29-33.
  18. (Translated in Hungarian) “Arisztoteliánus és sztoikus elgondolások a barátság témájában: a kiváló közösség toposza”. In the Proceedings of the Pecs Conference on The Ethics of Hospitality, Jelenkor, Budapest 2014 (under publication).
  19. (In Greek) “The humanitarian good in the pedagogic praxis and the antinomies of the modern school”. In the Proceedings of the 8th Pan-Hellenic Conference of the Greek Educational Society, (Ioannina, 2-4 November 2012) (under publication).
  20. (In Greek) “Habermas’s theory on communication and self-reflection and its implementation in the school classroom”. In the Proceedings of the Scientific Conference: Seeking the dynamics of modern school [V], organized by the Department of Primary Education of the University of Athens and the Scientific Society ESSLEPE (Arachova, Greece, 11-13 December 2015), Ostria Publishing, 2015, pp. 25-32.
  21. (In Greek, along with Panagiota Boubouli) “Philosophical approaches in e-learning: the problem of interpersonal relations”. Proceedings of the 1st Panhellenic Conference for the Promotion of Educational Innovation, organized by EEPEK, the University of Thessaly and the Technological Institute of Thessaly (Larissa- Greece, 23-25 October 2015). Edited by Kolokotronis-Liovas- Stefanidis-Stathopoulos- Liakos- Kontogeorgiou- Deggleri, Volume II, pp. 965-972.
  22. (In Greek, along with Dr. Georgios Nasainas) “The Pragmatism of William James and John Dewey and its pedagogic implications in the utilization of Experiential Learning”. Proceedings of the Scientific Conference: Seeking the dynamics of modern school [IV], organized by the Department of Primary Education of the University of Athens and the Scientific Society ESSLEPE (Argos- Nafplio, Greece, 29 July- 2 August 2015). Edited by P. Orphanos- G. Spyropoulos- S. Staikos, Grigoris Publications, Athens 2015, pp. 76-84.
  23. (In Greek) “Logical distinctions and the development of critical thinking according to the Stoic Epictetus”. Proceedings of the 7th Pan- Hellenic Conference of ELLIEPEK: Great Greek and Cypriot Pedagogues from the Antiquity till Today: Educational Contribution and Pedagogic Memory, organized by the Hellenic Institute of Applied Pedagogy and Education [ELLIEPEK] and the Maraslios Academy (Athens, 10-12 October 2014), pp. 1-8.
  24. (In Greek) “The Logocratic Ethics of the NeoHellenic Enlightenment: Pedagogic and Social Approaches”. In the Proceedings of the 2nd PanHellenic Conference of the Scientific Association of the Primary Teachers for the Proliferation of ICT in Education (New Pedagogue: Approaches in the educational process through the novelties of the pedagogic science), (Athens, 23-24 May 2015), edited by F. Gousias, Athens 2015, pp. 55-62.
  25. (In English) “The Epicurean Views on the Human Soul in Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura”. In The Human Being: Its Nature and Functions, C. Vasillopulos - P. Eliopoulos [editors], volume I, Dialogue and Universalism, Warsaw- Poland, No. 1/2015, pp. 30-37.
  26. (In Greek) “The moral bond between hegemon and citizen in Cicero’s De Officiis”. In the collective volume: M. Veneti & K. Boudouris (eds.), Issues of Relations in Politics, Finance, and Environmental Philosophy, Ionia, Athens 2014, pp. 91-100.
  27. (In Greek) “Phenomenological and Axiological Theorization of the Concept of Eros in Ortega y Gasset”. In the collective volume: M. Veneti & K. Boudouris (eds.), Issues of Relations in Politics, Finance, and Environmental Philosophy, Ionia, Athens 2014, pp. 101-112.
  28. (In Greek) “The Greek Thought in the background of the great movements for education and social liberation”. In the Proceedings of the 1st Conference of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures on the subject: “Rigas Feraios, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Fransisco de la Miranda. Greek Thought in the self institution of societies, in the Enlightenment and in Knowledge” (Athens, 28 December 2011), Thessaloniki 2013, pp. 222-227.
  29.  (In English) “The Relation between Truth and Democracy: Principles for an Effective Interaction”. In Olympic and Elian Dialogues (Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress of ISUD), ed. L. Bargeliotes- K. Wang, XXII/iii-2012, pp. 399-410.
  30. Re-published in the scientific Journal PAPYRI-DELTI, edition of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures, volume 3, 2014, pp. 21-32.
  31. (In English) “Stereotypes and the stoic perspective”. In Dialogue Among Cultures: Peace, Justice and Harmony (proceedings of ISUD 8th World Congress), edited by Keping Wang, Foreign Language Press, Beijing 2012, pp. 146-162.
  32.  (In Greek) “Moral language and communication in the school environment”. In the Proceedings of the 7th Pan-Hellenic Conference of the Greek Educational Society on the subject: “Greek Pedagogical and Educational Research”, Rethymno, Crete, 19-21 November 2010. Edited by Malafantis, Andreadakis, Karagiorgos, Manolitsis, Oikonomidis. vols. I & II, Diadrasi Publishing, pp. 451-459.
  33. (In Greek) “True Eudaimonia according to the Greek Enlightener Athanassios Psalidas”. In the Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium of Philosophy in Ancient Olympia (2-7 August 2009) on the subject: “Greek and European Enlightenment”. Publication of OCPC, Pyrgos 2011, pp. 73-80.
  34. (In Greek) “Nature in its realisation by the Stoic sage and the sage of Taoism”. In the Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium of Philosophy in Ancient Olympia (8-12 August 2008) on the subject: “Ecology and Ethics in the age of Globalization”. Publication of the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC), Pyrgos 2009, pp. 154-165.
  35. (In Greek): “The influence of the Internet on the moral and the aesthetic language”. In the Written discourse in the Internet: presence, influences and evolution of the Greek language, published by EKDDA, Athens 2008, pp. 1-16.

E) Editorials & Prologues

  1. “Time, Love and the Words”. Prologue in the book of Katerina Dermitzaki, Kai Nyn ti Melleis Poiein, Odos Panos, Athens 2015.
  2. “Religion and Science: the limits of their antipraxis”. In Celestia, vol. III, October 2009, p. 2.
  3. “Eros”. In Celestia, vol. II, April 2009, pp. 3-4.
  4. “Fate and Free Will”. In Celestia, vol. I, November 2008, p. 3.

F) Book Reviews

  1. Christopher Vasillopulos, “Heirs to Freedom”, Dogear Publishing, 2014. In the Jung Journal (under publication).
  2. Christopher Vasillopulos, “The triumph of hate: The political theology of the Hitler movement”, University Press of America, Lanham 2012. In the Journal of the South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities Phronimon, vol. 14 (2) 2013, pp. 101-104.
  3. Panagiotis Damaskos, “Social and Political Philosophy”. In the Journal of Philosophy Philosophein, vol. 6, July 2012, pp. 176-178.
  4. [Foreword] Martha Beck, Interpreting AeschylusAgamemnon through the categories of Aristotle: How Greek Tragedy shaped ethical citizens, Edwin Mellen Press, New York 2011.
  5. Dimitris Lambrellis, “The Blood of Dreams”. In the national newspaper Eleftherotypia, 2nd October 2010, p. 11.
  6. Spyros Tsitsigkos, “Religion and Science”. In Celestia, vol. III, October 2009, pp. 155-156.
  7. Christos Evangeliou, “Mousa Glikofilousa” (poetry collection). In Celestia, vol. II, April 2009, pp. 119-120.

I) Translations

  1. Phillip Mitsis, (Freedom, Pleasure, and Death:   Essays in Epicureanism and its Influence) (In process).
  2. John Anton, Greece, Germany and the complex issue of war reparations. In the Journal EPIKAIRA, (under publication).
  3. Michael Charles Tobias, “Kazantzakis, Crete and Biodiversity”, in the book Kazantzakis and Nature, ed. Thanasis Maskaleris, Kazantzakis Publications, Athens (under publication).

J) Edited Volumes

  1. Nikos Batsioulas, Rome: Marcius, (history novel) N&S Batsioulas Publications, Athens 2011.
  2. Dimitris Batsioulas, O Kapetan Paralis, (history novel) N&S Batsioulas Publications, Athens 2011.
  3. Georgios Nasainas, Teacher Training in the context of Lifelong education, N&S Batsioulas Publications, Athens 2010.

K) Most Important Citations

  1. Joshua Hall, “A Divinely Tolerant Political Ethics: Dancing with Aurelius”. In EPOCHE, A Journal for the History of Philosophy (Texas A&M University), volume 20, issue 2, Spring 2016, pp. 327-348.
  2. Hope Fitz, Ahimsa. A Way of Life, a Path to Peace, Linus, New York 2015, pp. 45-46.
  3. Michail Mantzanas, “The Sophists’ Political Art”. In Christopher Vasillopulos- Panos Eliopoulos (Editors), The Human Being: its Nature and Functions, Volume I, Dialogue and Universalism, Warsaw 2015, pp. 231-236, f. 3, 14.
  4. The Philosopher’s Index, 2013: On my article “The Relation between Truth and Democracy: Principles for an Effective Interaction”.
  5. Aikaterini Karakatsani, “The Greek Odes of John Keats”. In Celestia, volume 3, November 2009, pp. 142-146, footnote 15.

GRADUATE AND MASTER THESES SUPERVISION

  1. Tsioros Georgiow – Fourlami Eirini, Sociology of Education: Modern Approaches, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  2. Geramanis Andreas- Doris Spyridon, Pedagogical and Social Conceptions of the Three Hierarchs, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  3. Skarmoutsou Eleni, Pedagogy as a Discipline of Body and Soul In the Greek Antiquity, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  4. Sygrimis Dimitrios, The Problem of the Equality of Opportunities in Education, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  5. Mytrosyli Katerina, Aggression and Bullying at Schools, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  6. Korakas Panagiotis, The Theory of Constructivism and its Practical Implications, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  7. Christakou Gina- Kapakos Athanasios, Socrates and Pedagogy, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  8. Vasileiou Dimitrios- Vasileiou Mary, Technological Development and Education, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  9. Antonopoulou Katerina- Asproudi Maria, Eros in the Philosophies of Plato and Kierkegaard, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  10. Golfinopoulou Maria, The Subversion of Ethics in the Philosophy of Nietzsche, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  11. Konstas Nikolaos, Bullying and the School Environment, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  12. Aggeli Maria, The Political and Pedagogical Views of Aristotle in his Politics, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  13. Argeitis Dimitrios- Anastasopoulos Petros, The Views of Jean Jacques Rousseau on Education, 2017 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  14. Sklirou Georgia- Tsokola Vassiliki, Moral and anthropological aspects of education in Aristotle, Adorno, Ortega y Gasset, 2015 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  15. Syrros Nektarios- Spyropoulos Evangelos, The pedagogic views of the Three Hierarchs and Paulo Freire: a comparative analysis, 2015 (Graduate thesis, ASPAITE). Supervisor.
  16. Aikaterini Mitsakou, The concept of individuality in Soeren Kierkegaard, 2014 (University of Peloponnese). Supervisor.
  17. Ioanna Zarogkika, The Will and Human Freedom in Schopenhauer, 2014 (University of Peloponnese). Supervisor.
  18. Georgia Papoulia, Eros and Philia in the Platonic Dialogues Lysis, Symposium and Phaedrus, 2014 (University of Peloponnese). Supervisor.
  19. Baka Vasso, The meaning of life in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, 2015 (University of Peloponnese). Supervisor.
  20. Frangou Iliana, Gods Death in Nietzsche: Moral Repercussions, 2014 (University of Peloponnese). Co- supervisor.
  21. Koukouma Maria, Pedagogic Approaches in the work of Karl Jaspers, 2014 (University of Peloponnese). Co- supervisor.

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

A) Presentation of Papers

  1. 2017: Loutraki, 8-10 December. Third Conference of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese on the issue: “Democracy, development and security: politics in conditions of uncertainty”. Title of my paper: “the absence of the political dimension in Europe: Hegel and Kant on the causes of uncertainty”.
  2. 2017: Kiev, Ukraine, 18 May. International Conference of the Ukrainian National University of Life and Environmental Sciences on the issue: “Man, society and state in philosophical discourse: history and modern days”. Title of my paper: “Making a Personality: Kierkegaard and Sartre on Freedom and Responsibility”.
  3. 2017: Nafplion, 17-19 May. Sixth Panhellenic Theatrological Conference, organized by the Department of Theatre Studies of the Universities of Peloponnese, Athens, Thessaloniki and Patra and by the Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard on the issue: “Theatre and Otherness: Theory, Dramaturgy and Theatrical Practice. Title of my paper: “Identity and Otherness in the tragedy Thyestes by Seneca”.
  4. 2017: Paloumba, 18 March. Scientific Conference on the Revolution of 1821 in Arcadia, organized by the Municipality of Gortynia and the Society of Historical and Cultural Action D. Plapoutas. Title of my paper: “The Neohellenic Enlightenment and the Revolution”.
  5. 2016: Ioannina, 4-6 November. 10th Panhellenic Congress on the issue: “Literature and Education, organized by the Educational Society of Greece in collaboration with the University of Ioannina. Title of my paper (along with Panagiota Boubouli): “The metaphysical and pedagogical use of myth in the philosophy of Plato”.
  6. 2016: Athens, 9-15 July. World Congress of Philosophy on the issue: “The Philosophy of Aristotle”, organized by the Greek Philosophical Society and the International Society for Greek Philosophy (IAGP), under the aegis of Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie (FISP). Title of my paper: “Aristotle and Schopenhauer on the dialectical method”.
  7. 2016: Athens, 10-16 April. At Eugenides Foundation. Third National Conference on the issue of “The New Pedagogue”, under the aegis of the Ministry of Education. Title of my paper: “Hume and Spinoza on Knowledge and on the Human Intellect”.
  8. 2016: Argos, 10th April. Conference on the issue: “The Pedagogic Science in the Modern World: Challenges and Perspectives”. Organized by the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education and the Municipality of Argos and Mycenae. Time of my paper: “Rationalism and Spirituality in Ortega y Gasset and Husserl: a Critical Perspective for Education and for the Modern World”.
  9. 2016: Heraklion Crete, Ηράκλειο Κρήτης, 1-3 April. Second Panhellenic Scientific Conference on the issue: “Local Government, Education and Lifelong Learning. Education and Culture as Pillars of Regional Development”. Organized by the Institute of Humanitarian and Social Studies (IAKE). Title of my presentation (with Dr Vasilis Dimopoulos): “Freire and Mo Zu on Love and Social Inequality”.
  10. 2016: Maynaguri (North Bengal), India, 8-10 January. International Interdisciplinary Conference on the issue: “Ecology, Globalization and Human Rights”, organized by Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion and by the Institute of Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange. Title of my paper: “Human Rights, Compassion and the Issue of the Pure Motive in the Ethics of Schopenhauer and Buddhism”.
  11. 2016: Calcutta (Rajarhat), India, 5-7 January. International Interdisciplinary Conference on the issue: “Knowledge, Morality and Spirituality”, organized by Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion and by the Institute of Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange. Title of my paper (along with Panagiota Boubouli): “Socrates and Jainism: The Way of the Soul to Knowledge”.
  12. 2015: Arachova, Greece, 11-13 December. Scientific Conference: Seeking the dynamics of modern school [V], organized by the Department of Primary Education of the University of Athens and the Scientific Society ESSLEPE. Title of my paper: “Habermas’s theory on communication and self-reflection and its implementation in the school classroom”.
  13. 2015: Loutraki, Greece, 11-13 December. The 2nd Annual Conference of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese, on the subject: Changing Greece and the World. Ideas and Politics. Title of my paper: “Deontological Ethics as a Political Prerequisite: The case of ‘Rational’ Europe and ‘Thymic’ Greece”.
  14. 2015: Larissa- Greece, 23-25 October. First Panhellenic Conference for the Promotion of Educational Innovation, organized by EEPEK, the University of Thessaly and the Technological Institute of Thessaly. Title of my paper, made with Panagiota Boubouli “Philosophical approaches in e-learning: the problem of interpersonal relations”.
  15. 2015: Argos- Nafplio, Greece, 29 July- 2 August. Scientific Conference on the subject: “Seeking the dynamics of modern school [IV]”, organized by the Annual Programme of Specialization in Special Education- Logotherapy – Consultancy of the Department of Primary Education of the University of Athens and the Scientific Society ESSLEPE. Title of my paper, made with Dr. Georgios Nasainas: “The Pragmatism of William James and John Dewey and its pedagogic implications in the utilization of Experiential Learning”.
  16. 2015: Vouliagmeni-Athens, Greece, 10-16 July. 27th International Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “Global Ethics and Politics”, organized by the International Association of Greek Philosophy (IAGP). Title of my paper: «The interpretation of living according to nature in the Stoic Seneca”.
  17. 2015: Thessaloniki- Greece, 27-28 June. Panhellenic Scientific Conference of the University of Macedonia and the Foundation of Youth and Lifelong Education on the subject: Lifelong Education and Modern Society: Local Government, Education and Work. Title of my paper: “Society, Education and Mass Culture in Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse”.
  18. 2015: Thessaloniki- Greece, 13 June. The 2nd Symposium of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures, on the subject: New Technologies in service to our knowledge of the Antiquity. Title of my paper: “The transition from Ancient Greece to the modern Western World: Science, Values and the obstacle of Rome”.
  19. 2015: Athens- Greece, 23-24 May. Pan-Hellenic Conference of the Scientific Association of the Primary Teachers for the Proliferation of ICT in Education on the subject: “New Pedagogue: Approaches in the educational process through the novelties of the pedagogic science”. Title of my paper: “The Logocratic Ethics of the NeoHellenic Enlightenment: Pedagogic and Social Approaches”.
  20. 2014: Florina-Greece, 28-30 November. The 9th Pan-Hellenic Conference of the Greek Educational Society, organized by the Greek Educational Society and the School of Pedagogy of the University of Macedonia. Title of my paper: “Aristotle and Wittgenstein. Prerequisites for a Pedagogy of Critical Thinking”.
  21. 2014: Kazan, Russia, 24-25 October. International Conference of the Federal University of Kazan, the Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tatarstan, and the Institute of Philosophy of National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Belarus on the subject: “II Sadykov Readings: Social Philosophy- Russian XXth century philosophy”. Title of my paper: “The Interpretation of Human Nature in the Context of Stoic Ethics: a Basis for Humanism”.
  22. 2014: Athens, Greece, 10-12 October. The 7th Pan- Hellenic Conference of ELLIEPEK: Great Greek and Cypriot Pedagogues from the Antiquity till Today: Educational Contribution and Pedagogic Memory, organized by the Hellenic Institute of Applied Pedagogy and Education [ELLIEPEK] and the Maraslios Academy. Title of my paper: “Logical distinctions and the development of critical thinking according to the Stoic Epictetus”.
  23. 2014: Craiova, Romania, 4-9 July. Tenth World Congress on the subject: “The Human Being: Its Nature and Functions”, organized by the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD) and the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Craiova. Title of my paper: “The Epicurean Views on the Human Soul in Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura”.
  24. 2014: Thessaloniki, Greece, 15-17 June. 1st International Hellenic Chinese Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “Virtue and Happiness in the East and the West”, organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-Greece and the Qufu Normal University of China. Title of my paper: “Zeno of Citium and Zhuangzi on virtue and eudaimonia”.
  25. 2013: Athens, Greece, 4-10 August. World Philosophy Congress (23th) on the subject: “Philosophy as Inquiry and Way of Life”, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie (FISP). Title of my paper: “Passions and individual responsibility in Seneca”.
  26. 2013: Ιoannina, Greece, 28-30 July. International Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “Philosophy and Crisis: Responding to challenges to ways of life in the Contemporary World”, organized by the School of Philosophy of the University of Ioannina and the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. Τitle of my paper: “Crisis and the Challenge for a Noble life in Ortega y Gasset”.
  27. 2013: Pécs, Hungary, 13-14 Μay. Closed scholar meeting (under invitation) on the subject: “The Political Philosophy of Otfried Höffe”, organized by the University of Pecs (Pécsi Tudományetgyetem). Title of my paper: “A Stoic Critique on Höffe’s Can Virtue Make Us Happy?”.
  28. 2013: Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-20 January. Pan-Hellenic Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “Speech, Communication, and Power: Massive Image and Global Processes” organized by the University of Thessaloniki and the University of Macedonia. Title of my paper: “The mass man in Seneca and in Ortega y Gasset”.
  29. 2012: Ioannina, Greece, 2-4 November. 8th Pan-Hellenic Conference on the subject: “Greek Pedagogic Research”, organized by the Hellenic Educational Society at the Department of Education Sciences of the University of Ioannina. Title of my paper: «The humanitarian good in the educational praxis and the antinomies of the modern school».
  30. 2012: Pythagoreion-Samos, Greece, 17-22 July. 24th International Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “The Philosophy of Inter-Human Relations and the Relations with Other Natural Beings in the Global Era”, organised by the International Association of Greek Philosophy (IAGP). Title of my paper: “Phenomenological and Axiological Theorization of the Concept of Eros in Ortega y Gasset”.
  31. 2012: Ancient Olympia-Elis, Greece, 22-27 June. 9th Biannual ISUD World Congress, on the subject: “Democratic Culture: Historical Reflections and Modern Transformations”, organized by the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD). Title of my paper: “The relation between Truth and Democracy: Principles for an Effective Interaction”.
  32. 2011: New York, U.S.A., 21-23 October. 29th International Conference of Philosophy organized by the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy (SAGP) and the Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy & Science (SSIPS). Title of my paper: “Seneca on virtue as psychological therapy and the causes of passions”.
  33. 2011: Ancient Olympia, Greece, 22-27 July. 22nd International Symposium of Philosophy on the subject: “Philosophy and Education”, organized by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC). Title of my paper: “The Stoic views on Paideia”.
  34. 2011: Vouliagmeni-Athens, Greece, 17-22 July. 23rd International Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “Philosophy, Politics and Economics in the Global Era”, organized by the International Association of Greek Philosophy (IAGP). Title of my paper: «The moral bond between hegemon and citizen in Cicero’s De Officiis».
  35. 2011: Athens, 28 December. 1st Conference on the subject: “Rigas Feraios, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Fransisco de la Miranda. Greek Thought in the self institution of societies, in the Enlightenment and in Knowledge”, organized by the Academy of Institutions and Cultures. Title of my paper: “The Greek Thought in the background of the great movements for education and social liberation”.
  36. 2010: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 19-21 November. 7th Pan-Hellenic Conference of Paedagogics on the subject: “Educational Innovations”, organised by the Pedagogical Association of Greece (PEE). Title of my paper: “Moral language and communication in the classroom”.
  37. 2010: Pyrgos-Ancient Olympia, Greece 25-29 July. 21st International Symposium of Philosophy on the subject: “Plato, Platonism and the Moderns”, organized by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC). Title of my paper: “Being and Not being in Plato’s Sophist”.
  38. 2010: Ancient Olympia and Pyrgos, 25-29 July. 5th International Bilingual Seminar of Philosophy and Culture on the subject: “Plato and the Arts”, organised by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC). Title of my paper: “The anti-Plato of Charles Baudelaire”.
  39. 2010: Kalamata, Greece, 16-22 July. 22nd International Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “The philosophy of the environment: Nature and crucial environmental issues in the 21st century”, organized by the International Association of Greek Philosophy (IAGP). Title of my paper: «The relation between Nature and man in the Imperial Stoicism and in Zen Buddhism».
  40. 2010: Beijing, China, 2-7 July. 8th Biannual International Philosophical Conference on the subject: “Dialogue among Cultures: Peace, Justice and Harmony”, organized by the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD). Title of my paper: “Stereotypes and the Stoic Perspective”.
  41. 2010: Vaasa, Finland, 27-28 May. International Conference on the subject: “Philosophy and Literature”, organized by the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness and the University of Vaasa. Title of my paper: “The Path of Passion in Seneca’s Phaedra”.
  42. 2009: Kolkata, India, 28-30 December. International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Spirituality, Morality and Social Justice: East and West”, organised by the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and by the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness. Title of my paper: “The conflict between stoic reason and kierkegaardian faith: a social anagnosis”.
  43. 2009: New York, U.S.A., 16-18 October. 27th annual Conference of Philosophy organized by the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy (SAGP) and the Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science (SSIPS). Title of my paper: “The concept of ‘Philia’ in the thought of the Stoic Seneca: bridging the gap between individualities”.
  44. 2009: Ancient Olympia, Greece, 4-7 August. 20th International Symposium of Philosophy on the subject: “Enlightenment in the Greek and in the European Tradition”, organized by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC) and the Prefecture of Elis. Title of my paper: “True Eudaimonia according to the Greek Enlightener Athanassios Psalidas”.
  45. 2009: Kalamata, Greece, 28 June. Philosophical Annual Meeting on the subject: “St Paul’ philosophical & theological thought VI”, organized by the International Centre of the Philosophy of History and Culture. Title of my paper: “Providence and Heimarmene in the Stoic Philosophy”.
  46. 2009: Krakow, Poland, 18-21 June. 7th Annual ISNS Philosophical Conference on the subject: “Platonism and Neo-Platonism”, organized by the International Society of Neoplatonic Studies and the Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education “Ignatianum”. Title of my paper: “The transcendence of Fate in Plato and Seneca”.
  47. 2009: Elkins WV, USA, 17-18 April. International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Human Rights, International Law & Collective Violence”, organized by the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness. Title of my paper: “The concept of non violence in the Philosophy of the Imperial Stoa”.
  48. 2009: Athens, Greece, 8-10 March. Philosophical Conference on the subject: “Iamblichus: His sources and influence”, organized by the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens, the Centre for Ancient Philosophy and the Classical Tradition (Novosibirsk, Russia). Title of my paper: “Ars Vitae in Iamblichus and in the Stoic Seneca”.
  49. 2009: Kolkata, India, 6-9 January 2009. International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Self, Identity and Culture: East and West”, organized by the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and by the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness. Title of my paper: “The Irrational Self in the Fathers of the Philokalia and in the Zen Buddhist tradition”.
  50. 2008: Tripolis, Greece, 29-30 November. 2nd Symposium of Philosophy on the subject: "Ethics and Politics", organized by the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy in collaboration with the Library of Philosophy of the Philosophical School of the University of Athens, the Municipality of Tripoli and the Prefecture of Arcadia. Title of my paper: “The ideal of the Prince in the moral and political thought of Cicero and Marcus Aurelius”.
  51. 2008: Patras, Greece, 20 September and Athens, Greece, 20 June. Seminars on the subject: “Written discourse in the Internet: presence, influences and evolution of the Greek language”, organized by EKDDA. Title of my paper: “The influence of the Internet on the moral and the aesthetic language”.
  52. 2008: Ancient Olympia, Greece, 8-12 August, 19th International Symposium of Philosophy on the subject: “Ecology and Ethics in the age of Globalization”, organised by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC) and the Prefecture of Elis. Title of my paper: “Nature in its realisation by the Stoic sage and the sage of Taoism”.
  53. 2008: Arfara, Greece, 30 June. Philosophical Seminar on the subject: “The influence of St Paul in the Theological and Philosophical thought”, organized by the International Centre of the Philosophy of History and Culture. Title of my paper: “The concept of Desire in the Stoic Seneca and in St Paul”.
  54. 2008: Methoni, Greece, 1-2 June. Philosophical Conference on the subject: “Neo-Platonism and Theology in Byzantium”, organised by the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy in collaboration with the Municipality of Methoni. Title of my paper: “The concept of Time in the antiresis of Nicolaus of Methoni against Proclus”.
  55. 2008 Messini, Greeece, 17-18 May. Philosophical Conference on the subject: “Values and Society”. Organised by the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy in collaboration with the Municipality of Messini. Title of my paper: “Moral values as an educational parameter in the Neo-Hellenic Enlightenment”.
  56. 2008: Arfara, Greece, 30 March. Philosophical Conference on the subject: “Plato-Aristotle and Education”, organised by the Association for the promotion of Philosophy in Education and by the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy. Title of my paper: “Platonic Eros and Education”.
  57. 2007: Τripolis, Greece, 24-25 November. 1st Conference of Philosophy on the subject: "The Crisis of Values in Politics, Education and Society", organized by the Library of Philosophy of the Philosophical School of the University of Athens, the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy and the Prefecture of Arcadia in the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Tripolis. Title of my paper: "Re-approaching current values via the moral-practical conception of the New-Hellenic Enlightenment".
  58. 2007: Pyrgos-Ancient Olympia, 4-7 August. 2nd Bilingual International Seminar on the subject: "Religion and Ancient Greek Tragedy", organized by the Olympic Centre of Philosophy and Culture (OCPC). Title of my paper: "The loss of life in the existentialist outlook of Miguel de Unamuno and in the Ancient Greek Tragedy".
  59. 2007: Pyrgos-Ancient Olympia, 30 July-3 August. 18th International Symposium on the subject: "Religion and Science", organized by the Olympic Centre of Philosophy and Culture (OCPC). Title of my paper: "Pierre Bayle and his ideas on Religious Toleration".
  60. 2006: Αncient Olympia, 6-13 August. 1st Bilingual International Seminar on the subject: "Eudaimonia in the Greek philosophical and cultural tradition", organized by the Olympic Centre of Philosophy and Culture (OCPC). Title of my paper: "Eudaimonia in the theories of Soeren Kierkegaard and Gregory of Nyssa".

B) Invited Lectures

  • 2018: Athens, 5 March. Lecture on the issue: “Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics”, at the Hotel Ilissos, to the Department of Philosophy and Religion of New Jersey City University, during its educational visit in Greece.
  • 2018: Nafplion, 7 March. Lecture on the issue: “The Stoic Philosophy: Individual and Communal Life”, at the Hotel Elena, to the Department of Philosophy and Religion of New Jersey City University, during its educational visit in Greece.
  • 2017: Ioannina, 6 June. Lecture on the issue: “The political philosophy of the Stoics”. At the postgraduate programme (Master’s) of the Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology of the University of Ioannina.
  • 2017: Abu Dhabi, 2-15 April. Series of lectures and teachings on ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy at the New York University (NYU) at Abu Dhabi, as visiting professor.
  • 2017: Megalopoli, 30 January. Lecture on the issue: “Agoge and Moral Self Consciousness in the theories of the three Hierarchs”. Organized by the Municipality of Megalopoli and the Holy Diocese of Gortyna and Megalopoli.
  • 2016: Tripoli, 17 November. Lecture on the issue: “The political deconstruction of Europe and the antinomic dimension of the moral paradigm”. Organized by the Rotary Club of Tripoli, at Hotel Arcadia.
  • 2016: Kiev, Ukraine, 1 April. Lecture on the issue: “Knowledge management in Modern Democracies and the Issue of Truth”, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University.
  • 2016: Kiev, Ukraine, 31 March. Special Lecture on the issue: “Conflict and Development from the Perspective of Comparative Philosophy”, at the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University.
  • 2016: Ostroh, Ukraine, 30 March. Lecture on the issue: “The Myth of the Greco-Roman Culture and the Ideology of Expansion”, at the National University of Ostroh Academy.
  • 2016: Ostroh, Ukraine, 29 March. Lecture on the issue: “Philosophical studies as a precondition for an education of humanism and critical thinking in the University”, at the National University of Ostroh Academy.
  • 2016: Kiev, Ukraine, 28 March. Lecture on the issue: “Mass Culture, Education and the Perspective of Individuality” at the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences.
  • 2016: Αθήνα, 9 March. Lecture on the issue: “On the Soul and its Passions in Stoic Philosophy”. Organized by the philosophical cafe Dasein Lab, at Ambelokipoi.
  • 2016: Connecticut, U.S.A., 4 February. Lecture on the issue: “Notions of disinterestedness in Aristotle, Schopenhauer and the Baghavad Ghita” at the State University of Eastern Connecticut, at the Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Geography, as a visiting professor.
  • 2016: Siliguri, India, 14 January. Lecture on the issue: “Non Violence as an intrinsic value in the aretology of Roman Stoicism”, at the Department of Philosophy of the North Bengal University.
  • 2016: Siliguri, India, 14 January. Lecture on the issue: “Language, Communication and Politics” at the Department of Marketing and Communication of the North Bengal University.
  • 2016: Alipurduar, India, 11 January. Lecture on the issue: “Globalization, Ecology and Human Rights” at the Alipurduar College.
  • 2016: Cooch Behar, India, 11 January. Lecture on the issue: “Virtue Ethics in Ancient Greek and Indian Philosophy” at the Panchanan Barma University.
  • 2016: Mumbai, India, 4 January. Invited lecture on the issue: “Knowledge and Information in Modern Democracy: Political Implications of the Truth Problem”, in the Department of Philosophy of the University of Mumbai.
  • 2016: Mumbai, India, 2 January. Invited lecture on the issue: “Human and Cosmic Nature in Stoicism and Buddhism” at the Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College of Arts, Science and Commerce, with the presence of 11 more colleges, all affiliated with the University of Mumbai.
  • 2015: Kiev, Ukraine, 10 December. Lecture through Skype on the issue: “Gender Inequality and the personal hint: the problem of stereotypes as logical and ethical misconceptions”, in the Institute of Social Work and Management of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University.
  • 2015: Athens, Greece, 4 June. Lecture (after invitation) on the issue “The Stoic Sage in Seneca”. Organized by the Greek Philosophical Society at the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens.
  • 2015: Chrysovitsi, Greece, 26 April. Speech in the anniversary of the first military leadership of the revolution, organized by the Municipality of Gortynia. Title of my presentation: “Kolokotronis in Chrysovitsi: a route of heroism, faith and freedom”.
  • 2015: Agioneri Gortynias- Greece, 22 March. Speech in the anniversary of the revolution in Eraea, organized by the Municipality of Gortynia and the Municipal Welfare Enterprise of Gortynia. Title of my presentation: “The Gortynian revolutionaries and the vision of Freedom”.
  • 2015: Eastern Connecticut, U.S.A., 19 February. Lecture (after invitation) on the issue of “Comparing Philosophies: Taoism and Stoicism” at the State University of Eastern Connecticut (USA), at the Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Geography.
  • 2014: Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A., 19th March. Lecture, at the College of Arts and Letters of the Old Dominion University, on the subject: “The interpretation of Human Nature in the context of Stoic Ethics: a Basis for Humanism”. I also taught a class of students at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies on the issue: “Aristotle on Virtue and Eudaimonia”.
  • 2013: Kazan, Tartarstan, Russia, 26-27 Αpril. Keynote speaker on the issue “The Stoic Cosmopolitanism as a way of life” at the Conference “Towards the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy”, organized by the Kazan State Power Engineering University, Department of Philosophy.
  • 2012: Patras, Greece, 14 November. Lecture (after invitation) on the issue “The concept of ‘secundum naturam vivere’ in the Stoic Seneca” at the University of Patras-Greece, at the Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • 2012: Tolo, Argolis, Greece, 8 January. Lecture as a guest lecturer on the issue “Introduction to Stoicism” for the course “Ancient Greek Philosophy and Literature”, during the visit of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of the Pace University of New York in Tolo.
  • 2011: Eastern Connecticut, U.S.A., 20 October. Lecture (after invitation) on the issue of “Philosophical underpinnings of the concept of the just war” at the State University of Eastern Connecticut (USA), at the Departments of International Relations and Political Philosophy.
  • 2011: Rhodes, Greece, 25 May. Lecture (after invitation) on the issue of “The influences of the language of the Internet on moral and aesthetic communication”, at the Aegean University, Rhodes-Greece, Department of Pedagogy, Postgraduate programme.
  • 2010: Pecs, Hungary, 3-6 November. Lecture (after invitation) on the subject: “Aristotelian and Stoic Notions in the issue of Friendship: the Topos of the excellent community” at the University of Pecs, in the framework of the celebration of the East-West Passage 2010, Pecs, Cultural Capital of Europe.
  • 2009: Eastern Connecticut, U.S.A., 14-15 April. A) Two-day lecture on the subject: “Human Rights and collaborative violence” at the departments of International Relations and Political Philosophy at the State University of Eastern Connecticut as a visiting scholar, after the invitation of the University, and B) round table discussion on the same subject at the annual meeting of The Peace and Human Rights Committee.
  • 2007: Athens, Greece, 1 Μarch. Lecture organized by the Philosophical School of the University of Athens in the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens. Title of my presentation: "The relation between soul and body in the Stoic Philosophy".

C) Round Table Discussions

  1. 2017: Thessaloniki, 24-26 November. Organizer and chairperson in the round table discussion on the issue: “Leader’s consciousness as a qualitative characteristic in the educational process”, which was held in the ceremonial amphitheatre of the University of Macedonia, in the First International Scientific Conference under the title: “Educational Leadership, Effective Administration and Moral Values” (organized by the Universities of Macedonia, Cyprus, and Thessaloniki).
  2. 2016: Argos, 10 April. Round table discussion on the subject: “Pedagogical Science in the Modern World: Challenges and Perspectives”, organized by the Higher School of Technological and Pedagogical Education and the Municipalities of Argos and Mycenae.
  3. 2016: Kolkata, India, 5-7 January. Round table discussion on the subject: “Morality and Social Justice”, organized in the context of the International Interdisciplinary Conference of the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion and from the Institute of Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange at the East Calcutta Girls’ College.
  4. 2015: Paloumba Gortynias, Greece, 21 March. Chairman in the round table discussion on the subject: “From the religiousness of General Plapoutas to the role of Geography in the area of Gortynia in the Greek revolution of 1821”. Organized by the Municipality of Gortynia and the Municipal Welfare Enterprise of Gortynia.
  5. 2013: Αthens, 4-10 August. Round table discussion on the subject: “From Humanism to Meta-, Post- and Transhumanism?” in the context of the World Conference of Philosophy, organized by FISP. Title of my paper: “Logos, virtue and the human nature in Stoicism”.
  6. 2013: Αthens, 4-10 August. Round table discussion on the subject: “Ancient Greece and Ancient India: A comparison of their philosophies and cultures”, in the context of the World Conference of Philosophy, organized by FISP. Title of my paper: “The Stoic Philanthropy and the Buddhist Compassion: the Other Pole of Wisdom”.
  7. 2013: Αthens, 4-10 August. Round table discussion of the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD), on the subject: “Dialogue among Cultures as a Philosophical Way of Life”, in the context of the World Conference of Philosophy, organized by FISP.
  8. 2010: Ancient Olympia, 25-29 July. Round table discussion on the subject “Plato and the Arts”, organized in the context of the 21st International Symposium of Philosophy by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC).
  9. 2010: Beijing, China, 2-7 July. Round table discussion on the subject: «East and West: Ethical Problems» organized in the context of the 8th International Congress of the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD).
  10. 2009: Kolkata, India, 28-30 December. Round table discussion on the subject: “Spirituality, Morality and Social Justice: East and West”, organized in the context of the International Interdisciplinary Conference of the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness.
  11. 2009: Ancient Olympia, 2-7 August. Round table discussion on the subject “Neo Hellenic Enlightenment”, organized within the framework of the 20th International Symposium of Philosophy by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC).
  12. 2009: Athens, 24 June. Member of the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC) committee in the meeting with philosophers from the University of Beijing and the Chinese Embassy on the subjects: Α) The influence of the Greek culture on the political systems of modern capitalist countries. Β) The differences between the eastern and western cultures. C) Identification or conflict of cultures in the context of globalization.

D) Organisation of Conferences

  • 2017: Thessaloniki, 24-26 November. Member of the scientific committee, in the First International Scientific Conference under the title: “Educational Leadership, Effective Administration and Moral Values” (organized by the Universities of Macedonia, Cyprus, and Thessaloniki).
  • 2017: Kiev, Ukraine 18 May. Member of the Organizing and scientific committee for the International Conference of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, under the title “Man, society and state in philosophical discourse: history and modern days”.
  • 2016: Argos, 16 July. Organizer, Reviewer and member of the scientific committee for the educational conference under the title “Pedagogical Science in the Modern World: Challenges and Perspectives”, organized by the Higher School of Technological and Pedagogical Education and the Municipalities of Argos and Mycenae.
  • 2016: Argos, 16 April. Organizer, Reviewer and member of the scientific committee for the educational conference under the title “Student Dissertations of the current academic year”, organized by the Higher School of Technological and Pedagogical Education and the Municipalities of Argos and Mycenae.
  • 2016: Thessaloniki, 18-19 November. Coordinator, Reviewer, member of the organizing and scientific committee for the Conference under the title “Philosophy of Technology” of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures.
  • 2014: Craiova, Romania 4-9 July. Congress coordinator, Reviewer and Member of the Organizing Committee of the 10th World Congress of the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD), on the subject “The Human Being: Its Nature and Functions”.
  • 2013: Illinois, U.S.A., 4-5 October. Member of the Advisory Board of the International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Law, Culture and Morality: East and West”, organized by the University of Illinois, the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and by the Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange.
  • 2013: Athens, 4-10 August. Οrganizer of the round table discussion panel of the International Society of Universal Dialogue on the subject: “Dialogue among Cultures as a Philosophical Way of Life”, during the World Conference of Philosophy, organized by FISP.
  • 2013: Athens, 4-10 August. Οrganizer of the round table discussion panel on the subject: “Ancient Greece and Ancient India: A comparison of their philosophies and cultures”, during the World Conference of Philosophy, organized by FISP.
  • 2013: Athens, 4-10 August. Οrganizer of the round table discussion panel on the subject: “From Humanism to Meta-, Post- and Transhumanism?”, during the World Conference of Philosophy, organized by FISP.
  • 2013: Kolkata, India, 3-5 January. Member of the Advisory Board of the International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Knowledge, Reality and Value: East and West”, organized by the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness.
  • 2012: Ancient Olympia, Greece 22-27 July. Review panel coordinator and Site coordinator of the 9th World Congress of the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD), on the subject “Democratic Culture: Historic Reflections and Modern Transformations”.
  • 2010: Ancient Olympia, 25-29 July 2010. Member of the organizing and coordinating committees of the 5th Bilingual Seminar of Philosophy on the subject: “Plato and the Arts”, organized by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC).
  • 2010: New Delhi India, 21-22 July. Member of the Advisory Board of the International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Language, Culture and Civilization: East and West”, organized by the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness.
  • 2010: Vaasa, Finland, 27-28 May. Member of the Advisory Board of the International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Philosophy and Literature”, organized by the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and the University of Vaasa.
  • 2009: Kolkata, India, 28-30 December. Member of the Advisory Board of the International Interdisciplinary Conference on the subject: “Spirituality, Morality and Social Justice: East and West”, organized by the Society for Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness.
  • 2009: Ancient Olympia, 7 August. Organizer and Coordinator of the International Poetry Meeting on the subject “Ancient Greece in Modern Poetry” that took place in with the participation of personalities from literature and philosophy during the 20th International Symposium of Philosophy, organised by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC).
  • 2009: Ancient Olympia, 2-7. August. Co-organizer of the 4th Bilingual Seminar of Philosophy on the subject: “Ancient Greek Culture as source of inspiration for modern artistic creation” under the aegis of the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC) and the Prefecture of Elis.
  • 2009: Co-organizer of the 20th International Symposium of Philosophy on the subject: “Enlightenment in the Greek and in the European Tradition” under the aegis of the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC) and the Prefecture of Elis, on 2-7 August 2009.
  • 2009: Tripoli, Greece, 13 June. Organizer and Coordinator of the Conference of Astronomy, organized by the University of Athens, the Greek Association of Astronomy and the Space Observatory of Athens.
  • 2008: Tripolis, 29-30 November. Organizer and Coordinator as well as a member of the Scientific Organising Committee of the Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “Ethics and Politics”, under the aegis of the Prefecture of Arcadia and the Municipality of Tripolis, organized by the Library of Philosophy of the Philosophical School of the University of Athens and the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy.
  • 2008: Ancient Olympia, 8-12 August 2008. Organizer and Coordinator of the International Poetry Meeting on the subject “Nature in Poetry: East and West” with the participation of personalities from literature and philosophy within the 19th International Symposium of Philosophy, organised by the Olympic Centre for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC).
  • 2008: Messini, Greece, 17-18 May. Organizer and Coordinator and a member of the Scientific Organising Committee of the Philosophical Conference on the subject: “Are there any values left today in Politics, Society and Education?”, under the aegis of the Municipality of Messini, organized by the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy,
  • 2007: Tripolis, Greece, 24-25 November 2007. Organizer and Coordinator as well as a member of the Scientific Organising Committee of the Conference of Philosophy on the subject: “The crisis of values on Politics, Society and Education”, under the aegis of the Prefecture of Arcadia and the Municipality of Tripolis, organized by the Library of Philosophy of the Philosophical School of the University of Athens and the International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy.

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

  1. Member of the Editorial Board and Reviewer for the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DECISION ETHICS, Global Scholarly Publications, New York [ISSN: 1557-9417].
  2. Chief Editor of the electronic scientific Journal for the Humanities PAPYRI & DELTI, ISSN 2241-5106 (http://www.academy.edu.gr/index.php/en/scientific-reviews/papyri).
  3. Member of the Editorial Board and Reviewer for the Journal PHILOSOPHY STUDY, David Publishing Company (Illinois, USA, ISSN 2159-5313).
  4. Member of the Editorial Board and Reviewer for the JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, Longbridge Publishing Company (Hong Kong, ISSN 1998-2607).
  5. Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal PHILOSOPHY AND COSMOLOGY (Філософія і космологія), published by the International Society of Philosophy and Cosmology and by the Ukrainian Philosophical Foundation, in Kiev- Ukraine (ISSN 2307- 3705).
  6. Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (Філософія освіти), published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Ukraine in cooperation with the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine (ISSN 2309-1606).
  7. Member of the Editorial Board in the Russian series “CHELYABINSK STATE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN. Direction: Philosophical Sciences” (ISSN 1994- 2796).
  8. Member of the editorial board of the NAUKOVIY VISNYK CHERNIVETSKOHO UNIVERSITETU: ZBIRNYK NAUK, published by the University of Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
  9. Member of the editorial board) of the SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY "OSTROH ACADEMY", series "Philosophy" [Наукові записки Національного університету «Острозька академія»], серія «Філософія», published by the National University Ostroh Academy (ISSN 2312- 7112).
  10. Member of the International Advisory Board in the Bulgarian periodical thematic collection “DIOGENES: Publications in Philosophy, Psychology and Social Sciences”, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo.
  11. Member of the editorial board of the Journal PHILOSOPHICAL PEDAGOGY (Pedagogika Filozoficzna), Poland  [ISSN 1898-0910].
  12. Deputy Editor of the scientific Journal STOA OF SCIENCES (Greece).
  13. Reviewer for the Journal of Sociology SOCIOLOGY STUDY (California, USA, ISSN 2159-5526).
  14. Reviewer for the Greek Journal of Pedagogic Science NEOS PAIDAGOGOS (http://www.neospaidagogos.gr/periodiko/index.html)
  15. Reviewer for the papers of the PanHellenic conference of NEOS PAIDAGOGOS “Education in the Era of ICT”, Athens- Greece, November 2015.
  16. Reviewer for the papers of the 1st PanHellenic conference of EEPEK “The promotion of educational innovation”, Larisa- Greece, October 2015.
  17. Reviewer for the European Journal of Philosophy DIALOGUE AND UNIVERSALISM (Poland, ISSN 1234-5792).
  18. Editor of the biannual Greek Journal of Philosophy, Education and Arts CELESTIA (volumes I, II & III) [Greece, ISSN 1791-6925].

MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANISATIONS

  1. Vice President of the International Society of Universal Dialogue (ISUD) [2012-2016].
  2. Vice President of the Scientific Council of the Academy of Institutions and Cultures (AIC).
  3. President of the Association for Historical and Cultural Action for the Museum “Dimitrakis Plapoutas and Revolutionaries”.
  4. Member of the board of directors of the “International Scientific Association of Ancient Greek Philosophy” (2007-2010).
  5. Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange.
  6. Member of the Scientific Board of the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy.
  7. Member of the American “Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy” (SAGP).
  8. Member of the “International Association of Greek Philosophy” (IAGP).
  9. International Associate of the American Philosophical Association (APA).
  10. Member of the International Society of Philosophy and Cosmology (Ukraine).
  11. Member of the Greek Philosophical Society.
  12. Member of the Hellenic Society of Ethics.