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The lecture by Despoina Potari entitled
"Contemporary Greek Politics
and the Role of Greek Philosophy in Understanding the Economic Crisis", took place at the Athens Centre
on Monday, October 21, at 7:00pm
What is the Greek "crisis" all about, what are its deeper normative and institutional causes and how can classical Hellenic thought assist us in comprehending, but also possibly remedying, the current state of political affairs in our societies? This lecture presents an overview of the classical conception of politics, contrasting it with our current understanding of the nature, role and goals of 'the political', including an assessment of the ways in which the growing importance of economics in the formulation of political agendas -- both in Greece as well as in Western societies in general- has impacted upon our societies' commitment to the norms and values of justice, virtue and individual prosperity.
Despoina A. Potari is a young Greek political theorist currently completing her Doctoral Degree in Political Theory at the University of Oxford. She has graduated with a Master's in Political Theory with Distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA in Economics, Politics and International Relations from Warwick University, UK. She is teaching Political Theory and Philosophy at Oxford University and Ancient Greek Political Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Patras. She is particularly interested in the importance and relevance of Hellenic philosophy in contemporary everyday life and the education of individuals and citizens, as well as the interrelations between political philosophy and the philosophy of sciences.
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