Draft:Filimon Peonidis

Filimon Peonidis (Greek: Φιλήμων Παιονίδης) is a Greek academic philosopher.[1]

Biography

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He was born in 1961 in London England from Greek parents and was raised in Thessaloniki.[1] He studied philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds a doctorate in moral philosophy from the University of Crete. He joined the School of Philosophy and Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1998 and since 2015 he has been serving as Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy. He had research and teaching appointments at various universities in London, Toronto, Vancouver, Melbourne, Antwerp, Hamburg,[2][3] Berlin and Athens.

Research interests

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His research interests center on political and moral philosophy. He has published on utilitarianism,[4] the morality of lying, autonomy,[5] applied ethics and freedom of expression viewed as a prominent political and moral value.[6] More recently, he started studying theoretical and institutional aspects of popular sovereignty.[7] In this context he has published a series of systematic and historical works on democratic governance.[8] He has also translated into Greek works of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, John Rawls, Ronald Dworkin, Charles Taylor, Brand Blanshard, Douglas Walton and others.[9]

Publications

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Books in English:

  • Autonomy and Sympathy: A Post-Kantian Moral Image. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2005.
  • Democracy as Popular Sovereignty. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.
  • Philosophical Perspectives on Freedom of Expression. Baden-Baden: Academia, 2024.

Books in Greek:

  • Ψευδολογία και ηθική [Lying and Morality]. Thessaloniki: Vanias, 1994.
  • John Stuart Mill Ωφελιμισμός [Utilitarianism]. Athens: Polis, 2002.
  • Υπέρ του δέοντος: Δοκίμια πρακτικής φιλοσοφίας [In Defense of the Right: Essays on Practical Philosophy]. Athens: Ekkremes, 2007.
  • Στοιχεία κριτικής επιχειρηματολογίας [Elements of Critical Argumentation]. Thessaloniki: Ziti, 2014 (2nd edition 2022).
  • Η δημοκρατία ως λαϊκή κυριαρχία [Democracy as Popular Sovereignty]. Translated by A. Friligos. Athens: Gutenberg, 2018.
  • (Co-authored with Nikos Giannakopoulos) Αθηναίοι Δημαγωγοί: Ανασκευάζοντας ένα αντιδημοκρατικό στερεότυπο [Athenian Demagogues: Debunking an Antidemocratic Stereotype]. Athens: Okto, 2018.
  • Προλεγόμενα στην πολιτική φιλοσοφία [Prolegomena to Political Philosophy]. Athens: Okto, 2020.
  • (Co-authored with Petros Stangos) Η συνέλευση Ευρωπαίων πολιτών: Μια πρόταση [The European Citizens’ Assembly: A Proposal]. Athens: Papazissis, 2022.
  • Πόσο δημοκρατικός ήταν ο Αγώνας της Ανεξαρτησίας; Το ζήτημα της εκλογής των μελών των τριών πρώτων Εθνικών Συνελεύσεων 1821-1827. [How Democratic Was the Greek Struggle for Independence? A Study of the Elections for the First Three National Assemblies 1821-1827]. Athens: Okto, 2022.
  • Η ελευθερία της έκφρασης: Μια δύστροπη αξία [Freedom of Expression: A Recalcitrant Value]. Athens: Eurasia, 2022.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peonidis, Filimon". School of Philosophy and Education. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ "Universität Hamburg". www.stine.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ "Podcast: Filimon Peonidis über 'Academic Freedom' – Politik 100×100" (in German). 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  4. ^ Molivas, Gregory I. (15 June 2005). "John Stuart Mill, Ofelimismos [Utilitarianism], Introduction, translation and commentary by Filimon Peonidis (Athens: Polis, 2002), pp. 241". Utilitas. 17 (2): 240–242. doi:10.1017/S0953820805251610. ISSN 1741-6183.
  5. ^ "Book review of Autonomy and Sympathy by Kostas Koukouzelis". British Journal for the History of Philosophy. 14 (3): 543–547. 3 August 2006. doi:10.1080/09608780600792638. ISSN 0960-8788.
  6. ^ Yiannis Stavrakakis, “The Stangos-Peonidis Proposal for a European Citizens’ Assembly: Conceptualization, Prospects and Obstacles” (in Greek) in E. P. Sachpekidou et al. (eds.), Law and Politics for a Europe of Democracy, The Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights: Festschrift for Petros Stangos (Athens: Eurasia, 2023), 685-696. ISBN: 978-618-5798-05-5.
  7. ^ McIvor, David W. (2014-12-10). "Review of Democracy as Popular Sovereignty by Filimon Peonidis (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013)". Journal of Deliberative Democracy. 10 (2). doi:10.16997/jdd.215. ISSN 2634-0488.
  8. ^ "Filimon Peonidis | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Academia.edu". auth.academia.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  9. ^ "Παιονίδης, Φιλήμων". www.biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2024-09-01.