Antonios Stamiris

Thesis title: Pleasure, Pain, and Emotion in Ancient Greek Philosophy

Biography

Background

I grew up on the island of Zakynthos and did my undergraduate studies in Greek Philology (specialising in Linguistics) at the University of Athens (2020). Subsequently, I completed an MSt in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford (2021). I have been a PhD candidate in Classics at the University of Edinburgh since 2023.

Responsibilities & affiliations

Classics PGR Representative, University of Edinburgh (2024-2025)

Graduate Teaching Assistant in Classics, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh (2024-present)

Undergraduate teaching

Tutor in Classics:

  • Latin 1A
  • Classical Literature 2: Greek and Roman Epic

Research summary

My research concerns the emotions and how these were conceptualised in ancient Greek philosophy. More specifically, I explore (a) the function of pleasure and pain in emotion in the context of Plato's and Aristotle's philosophical psychology, as well as (b) the relationship between the ancient concept of emotional pleasure/pain and the modern notion of affective valence.

“Ο Ομηρικός Αχιλλέας: ένας θλιμμένος ήρωας” [Grieving Achilles], in Β. Κ. Νούλα (ed.), 2ο Διεθνές Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο Φαρσάλων «Ο Ομηρικός Αχιλλέας: Διαχρονικές αντανακλάσεις στην τέχνη και τη γραμματεία» (Φάρσαλα: Δήμος Φαρσάλων/Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Λάρισας 2019), 42-48.

2024-2027: SGSAH AHRC DTP scholarship, University of Edinburgh

2024-2025: The A. G. Leventis Foundation grant, University of Edinburgh

2023-2024: IPEP scholarship, University of Edinburgh

2020-2021: Lilian Voudouri Foundation scholarship, University of Oxford

2017-2018: Erasmus+ exchange studies grant, Lund University

2015-2019: Antonios Papadakis scholarship, University of Athens

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