Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou

Professor

Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou is Professor Emerita of Philosophy of Science and the Founding President of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Aristotle Studies” (DI.K.A.M.), of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-Greece (A.U.Th.). She was educated at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Oxford University. She has been teaching for four decades at A.U.TH. and for a period of time at York University, Toronto-Canada. Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou has lectured at a big number of Universities in Canada, the USA and Europe, and participated in International Conferences in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, South Corea, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain and USA. Her research and teaching fields of interest are Aristotle, Philosophy of Science, Theory of Knowledge, C. S. Peirce, and she specializes in Aristotle's Philosophy of Nature, proposing a Neo-Aristotelian perspective on Science. Her publications as author or editor include: Aristotle – Contemporary Perspectives on his thought. On the 2400th Anniversary since Aristotle’s Birth (De Gruyter, 2018), Le Temps chez Aristote (Vrin-ΟΥΣΙΑ/OUSIA, 2016), Aristotle Today: Perspectives of Aristotle’s Philosophy of Nature and Contemporary Physics (in Greek, ZITI, 2010), Philosophy of the Sciences, Vols. I. & II (in Greek, ZITI, 2008), Aristotle and Contemporary Science, Vols I. & II (Peter Lang 2000 & 2001). Among the scholarships/awards she received are: British Council Scholarship for post-graduate studies, Oxford University (1977-78); Visiting Research Scholarship of the British Council (1986), Oxford University; Fulbright Senior Visiting Scholarship, Harvard University (1991); she was also one of the ten Greek nominees for the award “Woman of Europe” (1987) sponsored by the Council of Europe.
Her academic activities include the organizing of Colloquia, Seminars, Round Tables, Cultural Activities, International Conferences, most notably: the World Congress “Aristotle 2400 Years,” Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-ancient Mieza-ancient Stageira, May 23-28, 2016; Aristotle and Contemporary Physics, co-organized with CERN (A.U.Th., 2014); Aristotle and Contemporary Science (A.U.Th., 1997). Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou has served as President of The Greek Philosophical Society (2006-8), the Charles S. Peirce Society in the USA (2014-15), the Association of Fulbright Scholars. Branch of Northern Greece (elected as President 12 times since 2000). She is the President of the Association of Fulbright Scholars. Branch of Northern Greece and the President of the “Interdisciplinary Centre for Aristotle Studies, A.U.Th. (www.dikam.auth.gr).

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