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Publications

Books in progress

Justice and Society

The Golden Mean in Ancient Greek Thought

Critical Thinking and the Socratic Method

Papers

Notation: [J] stands for papers in peer-review journals; [Bk] for book chapters; [C] for papers in refereed conference proceedings.

19) “Overcoming the Means Objection to Utilitarianism” [Bk]

Insights into Ethical Theory and Practice, Francis Fallon (ed), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Feb 2, 2022. (A collection of essays from conference participants of the Long Island Philosophical Society.)

18) “Globalization and its Economic Impact on Greece” [C]

Polis, Cosmopolis, and Globalization. Athens: Ionia Publications, 2020. (A collection of essays selected from the 30th International Conference of the International Association for Greek Philosophy in Pythagorion, Samos, Greece, 2018.)

17) “Sources of Unethical Behavior in the Corporate World” [C]

Proceedings of the 24th World Congress of Philosophy, 2018. (A collection of essays selected from the World Congress of Philosophy in Beijing, China, 2018.)

16) “Wittgenstein on Cantor’s Proof” [Bk]

Philosophy of Logic and Math, Gabriele M. Mras, Paul Weingartner, and Bernard Ritter (eds), pp. 67-69, 2018. (Proceedings of the 41st International Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg, Austria, 2018.)

15) “Plato vs Aristotle on the Educative Value of Poetry” [C]

Studies in Greek Philosophy: Ethics, Politics and the Origins of Philosophy on Rhodes. Athens: Ionia Publications, 2018. (A collection of essays selected from the 29th International Conference of the International Association for Greek Philosophy in Rhodes, Greece, 2017.)

14) “The Medical Interpretation of Katharsis in Aristotle's Poetics” [C]

Skepsis: A Journal for Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Research, 2018. (A collection of essays on Philosophy and the Arts, selected from the 26th International Conference of the Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture in Ancient Olympia, Greece, 2017.)

13) “Critique of Nussbaum on the Moral Import of Tragedy” [C]

Proceedings of the 2016 World Congress on the Philosophy of Aristotle, v. II. Athens: Ionia Publications, 2018. (A collection of essays selected from the World Congress on Aristotle in Athens, Greece, 2016.)

12) “A Critique of Galen Strawson’s Argument that Free Will is an Illusion” [C]

Proceedings of the 23rd World Congress of Philosophy, vol. 44, p. 23-26, 2018. (A collection of essays selected from the World Congress of Philosophy in Athens, Greece, 2013.)

* An earlier version of this essay was printed in: Proceedings from the 2013 Conference on Metaphysics: East and West, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P. R. China.

11) “The Role of Reason in Grounding Moral Judgments” [C]

Greek Philosophy and Moral and Political Issues, Maria Adam & Maria Veneti (eds). Athens: Ionia Publications, 2015. (A collection of essays selected from the 26th International Conference of the International Association for Greek Philosophy in Athens, Greece, 2015.)

* An earlier version of this essay was printed in: Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Philosophy Today, Xian Jiaotong University, P. R. China.

10) “The Function of ‘Forms of Life’ in Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Method” [C]

The Concept of Form and Way of Life, I. Kostas Kalimtzis & Maria Veneti (eds). Athens: Ionia Publications, 2015. (A collection of essays selected from the 25th International Conference of the International Association for Greek Philosophy in Athens, Greece, 2015.)

9) “Direct vs. Representative Democracy” [C]

Addressing Integration and Exclusion: Democracy, Human Rights and the Politics of Culture, Yannis A. Stivachtis & Stefanie Georgakis Abbott (eds). Athens: ATINER, 2014, ch. 6, pp. 91-102. (A collection of essays selected from the 11th Annual International Conference on Politics of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2013.)

8) “Wittgenstein and Surrealism” [J]

Essays in Philosophy: Philosophical Methodology, 13(1), 2012, pp. 74-84.

7) “Carrying Capacity, Ecological Footprint, and Overpopulation” [C]

Skepsis: A Journal for Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Research, 22(3), L. C Bargeliotis and K. Wang (eds), 2012, pp. 454-468. (A collection of essays selected from the 9th World Congress of the International Center for Universal Dialogue, Ancient Olympia, Greece, 2012.)

* An earlier version of this essay was printed in: Issues in Human Relations & Environmental Philosophy, Sophia Boudouri and Kostas Kalimtzis (eds). Athens: Ionia Publications, 2014. (A collection of essays selected from the 2010 International Conference of the International Association for Greek Philosophy.)

6) “What Makes an Act Free?” [C]

An Anthology of Philosophical Studies VI, Patricia Hanna (ed). Athens: ATINER, 2012, ch. 16, pp. 169-179. (A collection of essays selected from the 6th Annual International Philosophy Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2011.)

5) “The Ring of Gyges and the Possibility of Altruism” [C]

An Anthology of Philosophical Studies V, Patricia Hanna (ed). Athens: ATINER, 2011, ch. 5, pp. 47-58. (A collection of essays selected from the 5th Annual International Philosophy Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2010.)

4) “Remarks on the Poetic Quality of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy” [C]

An Anthology of Philosophical Studies III, Patricia Hanna (ed). Athens: ATINER, 2009, ch. 14, pp. 139-146. (A collection of essays selected from the 3rd Annual International Philosophy Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2008.)

3) “Wittgenstein’s Treatment of Philosophical Problems” [C]

An Anthology of Philosophical Studies II, Patricia Hanna (ed). Athens: ATINER, 2008, ch. 13, pp. 137-148. (A collection of essays selected from the 2nd Annual International Philosophy Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2007.)

2) “The Moral Dimension of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Method” [J]

Analysis and Metaphysics 6: Special Issue on Wittgenstein, 2007, pp. 452-467.

* Reprinted in: Wittgenstein and Contemporary Philosophy, Marin Turlea and George Lazaroiu (eds). New York: Addleton Academic Publishers, 2009, pp. 157-173. [Bk]

1) “The Therapeutic Nature of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Method” [C]

An Anthology of Philosophical Studies I, Patricia Hanna, Adrianne McEvoy and Penelope Voutsina (eds). Athens: ATINER, 2006, ch. 25, pp. 339-348. (A collection of essays selected from the 1st Annual International Philosophy Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2006.)

Papers in progress

“Aristotle and Wittgenstein on Dispositions, Habits, Training, and Practice”
“Virtuous Circles in Aristotle and Wittgenstein”
“How to go on? ... Wittgenstein on Rule-Following”
“Wittgenstein on Cantor’s Proof: Continuing the Language Game”
“A Wittgensteinian Disolution of the Sorites Paradox”
“A Critique of the Skeptical Argument in Kripke's Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language”
“A Critique of the Skeptical Solution in Kripke's Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language”
“A Critique of the Private Language Argument in Kripke's Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language”

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