Antonios Stamiris

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

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.

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”, 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.