Hour 2: Discussion on Plato’s Renaissance Reception and on Aristotle
This exploration offers a rare opportunity to engage with the ideas that have profoundly shaped Western philosophy. We will examine the reinterpretation of Plato's principles, tracing their implications and the revival of the philosopher-king concept, a notion that continues to resonate in contemporary thought. Prepare to immerse yourself in a dialogue that bridges historical insights and modern relevance, enriching your understanding of these timeless philosophers.
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Hour 2: Discussion on Plato’s Renaissance Reception and on Aristotle
Join us for a lecture exploring the impact of Plato's Renaissance reception and Aristotle's enduring legacy. This session examines how these figures shaped Western philosophy, focusing on the reinterpretation of Plato's ideas and the resurgence of the philosopher-king concept.
Join us for a lecture exploring the impact of Plato's Renaissance reception and Aristotle's enduring legacy. This session examines how these figures shaped Western philosophy, focusing on the reinterpretation of Plato's ideas and the resurgence of the philosopher-king concept.
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Meet your instructor
Achilleas A. Stamatiadis holds a BA in Government, History, and International Affairs from Northeastern University. He is a Harvard GSAS program alumnus having spent a research year in Cambridge, Mass and holds an MA in Comparative literature, Ancient Philosophy and Leadership from the University of Chicago.
A section of his MA thesis on ‘Heavenly and Terrestrial manifestations of Aphrodite from Pre-Socratic to Victorian times’ was published by University of Pennsylvania’s ‘Discentes’ journal and can also be traced via The Library of Congress online catalogue. He is currently a PhD candidate focusing on Humanistic Leadership and World Human Values at UoA.
He is a full-time Mentor at The Trebuchet Convisero Consortium of Tufts University’s Institute for Global Leadership.
In 2023, backed by a team of academics and executives, he established the Faros Leadership Initiative to advance Research on models of Humanistic Leadership, Renaissance Studies, and the revival of Civic Consciousness inspired by Virtue Ethics. As both a practitioner and researcher, he strongly feels that the Humanities have a lot to teach us about World Human Values and aspires to call himself a Humanist via the daily application of such values, in both words and deeds.
FAQs
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In 2023, backed by a team of academics and executives, Faros Educational Initiative was established to advance Research on models of Humanistic Leadership, Renaissance Studies, and the revival of Civic Consciousness inspired by Virtue Ethics.
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At Present all of our lectures are conducted in Greek. However subtitles will soon be available to make our Lecture material open to a wider audience .
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No prior knowledge of the subject matter is required . You may simply pick and choose whichever lecture may seem most interesting to you, purchase it and attend right away.
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Yes of course you can. Please send me a request via our Faros communication thread and I will make sure to plan a private 1:1 online Mentoring Zoom session with you in due course.