Georgia Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi

Georgia Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi

Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of Patras

Email: sermamo@upatras.gr

Education

Ph.D. in Classics, University of Virginia, 2012
Doctoral Dissertation: “Playful Philosophy and Serious Sophistry: Reversals in Plato’s Euthydemus”
Committee: Jenny Strauss Clay (chair), Daniel Devereux, David Kovacs, Coulter George

M.A. in Classics, University of Virginia, 2008

B.A. in Greek Philology, University of Athens, Greece, 2005

Exchange student, Freie Universität Berlin, Spring Semester 2005

Publications

Authored Book:
Playful Philosophy and Serious Sophistry: A Reading of Plato’s Euthydemus. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2014.

Edited Volume:
Wisdom, Love, and Friendship in Ancient Greek Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Daniel Devereux, Berlin: De Gruyter (2020)
in collaboration with Evan Keeling, University of São Paulo

Articles & Book Chapters:

  1. “The Refutation of Polus in Plato’s Gorgias Revisited,” Apeiron (2017) 50: 277-310.
  2. “A Note on the Euthyphro Dilemma,” Eirene (2017) 53: 241-245.
  3. “Laughter and Play in Plato’s Gorgias,” Hermes (2019) 147: 406-422.
  4. “A New Edition and Commentary on Plato’s Euthydemus,” Mnemosyne (2019):
    https://brill.com/view/journals/mnem/aop/article-10.1163-1568525X-12342693.xml
  5. “Love in Plato’s Alcibiades.” In G. Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi, E. Keeling, eds. (2020) Wisdom, Love, and Friendship in Ancient Greek Philosophy, 91-114. Berlin: De Gruyter.
  6. “Medea and Other Women in Jules Dassin’s Never on Sunday,” Classical Receptions Journal (17 April 2021):
    https://academic.oup.com/crj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/crj/clab003/6231575?redirectedFrom=fulltext
  7. “Trampas Socráticas en el Protágoras de Platón.” In J. Aguirre, J. Lavilla, eds. Humor y filosofía en los diálogos de Platón, 151-170. Barcelona (2021)
  8. “Plato’s Alcibiades on Self-Knowledge and the Forms,” Ancient Philosophy (2022) 42: 353-366.
  9. “The Nature of Courage in Plato’s Laches,” Apeiron (2022):
    https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/apeiron-2022-0004/pdf
  10. “Interpreting the Ode of Simonides: The Function of Humor in Plato’s Protagoras.” In A. Capra, P. Destrée, eds. Plato on Humour (Brill, forthcoming)
  11. “Justice and Piety in Plato’s Euthyphro,” Ancient Philosophy (forthcoming)

Book Reviews:

1.“Ryan, P. (2012) Plato’s Phaedrus: A Commentary for Greek Readers.” Religious Studies Review 39 (2013) 174-175.

2.“Scolnicov, S. (2013) Euthydemus: Ethics and Language.” Religious Studies Review 40 (2014) 154.

  1. “Cotton, A. (2014) Platonic Dialogue and the Education of the Reader.” Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2014); accessible here: http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2014/2014-11-10.html
  2. “Benson, H. H. (2015) Clitophon’s Challenge: Dialectic in Plato’s Meno, Phaedo, and Republic.” Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2016); accessible here: http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2016/2016-03-24.html
  3. “Smith Pangle, L. (2014) Virtue is Knowledge: The Moral Foundations of Socratic Political Philosophy.” Classical Journal, April 2016
  4. “Boys-Stones, G., El Murr, D., Gill, C. eds. (2013) The Platonic Art of Philosophy.” Classical Journal, April 2016
  5. “Stefou, K. C. (2016) Vindicating the Philosophical Life: An Analysis of Plato’s Laches.” Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2018); accessible here: http://www.bmcreview.org/2018/01/20180152.html

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

  1. Centenary Bursary Award, British School at Athens (2021); research carried out at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford (spring 2022)
  2. Postdoctoral Research Grant, National Scholarship Foundation, Greece (2020-2022)
  3. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Göttingen, Germany, 2016
  4. Ancient Philosophy and Leadership Ethics Workshop Bursary, University of Leeds, 2014
  5. University of Virginia Faculty Senate, Dissertation-Year Fellowship, 2011-2012
  6. Junior Member, Society of Fellows, University of Virginia, 2011-2012
  7. Huskey Research Exhibition: Third Prize for Outstanding Research in the Humanities, University of Virginia, 2010
  8. Lazenby Award, University of Virginia, 2010
  9. Lazenby Award, University of Virginia, 2008
  10. Summer Session of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2006
  11. Presidential Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2006-2010
  12. Arapoglou Prize, University of Athens, 2005
  13. Socrates-Erasmus Fellowship, Freie Universität Berlin, 2004

Full CV

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