Associate Professor, Philosophy
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Tsouna Associate Professor, Philosophy |
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Ancient philosophy is an essential part of a humanistic education,” says Voula Tsouna, who specializes in Hellenistic philosophy, Roman philosophy, and Plato. “Given the technocratic turn in society, it is extremely important to preserve the core of our cultural and humanistic values.” For more than 15 years, Tsouna has worked with an international team of scholars, including historical philologists, philosophers, and archeologists, to study the classical and philosophical content of Herculaneum papyri that were buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in the lst Century A.D. She edits, translates, and explains the contents of Herculaneum papyri that discuss ethics. “Many of the most pressing problems philosophers are working on today in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and in ethics and philosophy of language have been explored from very interesting perspectives by ancient philosophers,” says Tsouna, an award-winning author and devoted teacher. |