TRADITIONS AND MODERNITY
interdisciplinary program with the support
of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Vasilis Kalfas (Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Eros in Plato
Chrysostome Stamoulis (Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
“We should not afraid naming eros”
Introductory comments on the agape and eros teachings of the Orthodox Church
Friday November 25 2016, 7pm
Amphitheater “Melina Merkouri”
Museum of Byzantine Culture
Miltiadis Konstantinou, Professor of Biblical Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Argyris Nicolaidis, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The project “Traditions and Modernity” aims to feature the Orthodox Christian Tradition as a frame of reference in order to face the challenges of the modern era. We should consider that the eastern orthodox tradition incorporates the sensible, the experience, logic and analysis, but also opens up new horizons by looking for the transcendent, the point where the “stated and the unstated” are entangled.
The webpage is inspired by Wassily Kandinsky’s work: Squares with Concentric Circles (1913). For Kandinsky colour meant more than an optical element of a picture. Color is the soul of a painting. Furthermore, Kandinsky had synesthetic experiences. He could “listen” to colours and “see” sounds.
Vasilis Kalfas
A search for the significance of eros in ancient Greece, from Hesiod to Empedocles and Plato. The importance of eros in Platonic philosophy
Vasilis Kalfas is professor of ancient Greek philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is scientific responsible for the translation of Aristotle’s collected works (editions Nisos, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation) and the digital encyclopedia “Plato”. He directs the “Platonic Dialogues” (editions Estia).
Chrysostome Stamoulis
It appears that it is time to dig and find below the earth the true Church and the forgotten face of Orthodox theology. In this effort, we should start from the eternal issues of eros and agape, which in their dialogue with the mystery of death, define the contents of a civilization.
Chrysostome Stamoulis is professor of dogmatic and symbolic theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He studied at the Universities of Thessaloniki, Belgrade, Durham. He taught as a visiting professor at the St John of Damascus Institute of Theology (University of Balamand, Lebanon) and the Greek Orthodox School of Theology(Hellenic College Holy Cross, Boston).