THE SPEAKERS

• Nikos Erinakis

  Nikos Erinakis holds a PhD from the Universities of London and Oxford. He studied Economics (APA), Philosophy and Comparative Literature (Warwick), and Philosophy of Social Sciences (LSE). He has taught Political and Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Art, Aesthetics and Ethics in England, and teaches Philosophy at the School of Fine Arts (Athens), the Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Hellenic Open University. He is Scientific Director of ENA – Institute of Alternative Politics, was board member of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, and is currently board member of the Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has published two books of his poetry (of which one was translated into French) and two collections of translations of leading German-speaking poets. His essays, articles, and poems have been translated and published in international journals, collective volumes, anthologies, and conference proceedings. He recently published his first philosophy book, Authenticity and Autonomy: From Creativity to Freedom (published by Keimena).

• Maria Mourtou Paradeisopoulou

  Maria Mourtou-Paradisopoulou is a PhD Candidate at the University of Southampton, under the supervision of Christopher Janaway. She studied Law at the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Political Philosophy and Social Theory at Panteion University, and Continental Philosophy at the University of Warwick. She is a member of the organizing committee of the Philosophy and Political Theory Seminar of Postgraduate and Doctoral students of the Panteion University. She has collaborated with the Gavagai and Kaboom groups. Her articles and studies have been published in scientific and literary journals, and she has spoken at philosophy conferences. She has also worked as a lawyer.