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Stavrianeas Stasinos

Stavrianeas Stasinos

Assistant Professor

 

Studies

  • 2004-1998     Phd thesis in Philosophy: ‘‘Nature and Essence in Aristotle’s Logical and Biological Works’’ Philosophy Department University of Edinburgh.
  • 1998-1997    Master of Science Degree in Philosophy, Philosophy Department University of Edinburgh
  • 1990-1996    Ptychion(MA) in Social Sciences & Philosophy, University of Crete

 

Selected Puclications

Books

  1. (In preparation) Translation and commentary of Aristotle’s Parts of Animals, Nissos Publishing house (Athens). The volume is due to appear in 2013.
  2. (forthcoming) Andrea Falcon & Stasinos Stavrianeas (eds) Aristotle’s De Incessu Animalium: new tex & translation and interpretative essays, Cambridge University Press.
  3. (under preparation) Stavros Kouloumenta & Stasinos Stavrianeas (eds) Philosophy & Medicine in ancient greek thought (Crete Universiyt Publications).

 

Selected Papers

  1. (2018) ”Τhe good, the bad and the ugly: natural teleology and its failures in Aristotle” in Pavlos Kontos (ed) Evil in Aristotle, Cambridge University Press.
  2. (2017) ”Teleology and the identity between nutritive and generative soul in Aristotle” in Gicheva-Gocheva, Dimka, Ivan Kolev and Haralambi Panicidis (eds.) The Challenge: Aristotle Sofia: University Press “St. Kliment Ohridsky”: 615-642.
  3. (2015) ”Νature as a principle of change” in M. J Leunissen (ed) Aristotle’s Physics’: A Critical Guide Cambridge University Press.
  4. (2009) ‘Spontaneous Generation in Aristotle’s Biology’, Rhizai: A Journal of Ancient Philosophy and Science,Number V, Issue 2 (December 2009) pp. 303-338.
  5. (2008) ‘O Ορισμός και το Πεδίο του Αυτόματου στα 2ο Βιβλίο των Φυσικών’ [The definition and the domain of Spontaneity in Aristotle’s Physics II].Δευκαλίωντόμος 26/τεύχος 1, Ιούνιος 2008: 5-44.
  6. (2005) ‘‘Η ενότητα των τελεολογικών εξηγήσεων στα βιολογικά έργα τουΑριστοτέλη’’ [‘‘The unity of teleological explanation in Aristotle’s biological works], Υπόμνημα 3 (2005): 31-59.
  7. (2005) ‘Wholes and Parts in Aristotle’s Metaphysics V: The case of universal wholes as ontological predicates’’, Philosophical Inquiry (2005).vol. XXVII Winter-Spring: 129-155.
  8. (2004) ‘‘Aristotle’s Concept of Nature in the Physics’’ in Philosophiegeschichte und Logische Analyse, vol.7 (2004): 27-51.

 

Research interests

Ancient Philosophy, especially Plato and Aristotle.Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology.

 

Courses

  • Aristotle: Epistemology and Metaphysics
  • Readings in Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle’s Parts of Animals
  • Plato and Aristotle on the Soul
  • Natural philosophy and science in ancient Greek thought
  • Philosophical Theories of Emotions
  • Philosophy of the Life Sciences
  • Logic – Critical reasoning

 

POSTGRADUATE COURSE

  • Themes in ancient philosophy: Epistemology and Metaphysics
  • Aristotle Physics

Contact Hours

Fridays: 14:00- 17:00

 

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