Prof. Dr. Ioannis Demetracopoulos

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsOther Ancient Studies,History of Philosophy
KeywordsByzantinische Philologie, Byzantinische Philosophie, Byzantinistik, Mittelalterliche Philosophie, Historische Theologie
Honours and awards

2006: Alexander von Humboldt alumnus

Current contact address

CountryGreece
CityPatras
InstitutionUniversity of Patras
InstituteDepartment of Philosophy
Homepagehttps://philosophy.upatras.gr/en/staff/full-time-faculty/demetracopoulos-john/

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas SpeerThomas-Institut, Universität zu Köln, Köln
Priv. Doz. Dr. Sergei MarievInstitut für Byzantinistik, Byzantinische Kunstgeschichte und Neogräzistik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Priv. Doz. Dr. Sergei MarievAbteilung V: Byzantinistik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2006

Programme(s)

2006Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2011John A. Demetracopoulos: In Search of the Pagan and Christian Sources of John of Damascus’ Theodicy: Ammonius, the Son of Hermeias, Stephanus of Athens and John Chrysostom on God’s Foreknowledge and Predestination and Man’s Freewill. In: A. Rigo, Byzantine Theology and its Philosophical Background (“Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization”, 4) . Brepols, 2011. 50-86
2011John A. Demetracopoulos: ‘Augustine in Byzantium’; ‘Barlaam of Calabria’; ‘Metaphysics, Byzantine’; ‘Nikephoros Choumnos’; ‘Nikephoros Gregoras’; Scholarios, George (Gennadios II)’; ‘Thomism, Byzantine’. In: H. Lagerlund, Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy: Philosophy between 500 and 1500. Springer, 2011. passim-passim
2010John A. Demetracopoulos: Demetrius Cydones’ Translation of Bernardus Guidonis’ List of Thomas Aquinas’ Writings and the Historical Roots of Byzantine Thomism. In: A. Speer / D. Wirmer, 1308. Eine Topographische Gleichzeitigkeit (“Miscellanea Mediaevalia”, 35). Walter de Gruyter, 2010. 827-881
2010John A. Demetracopoulos: Latin Philosophical Works Translated into Greek. In: R. Pasnau / Chr. van Dyke, The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy, Vol. II. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 822-826
2010John A. Demetracopoulos: Palamas Transformed. Palamite Interpretations of the Distinction between God’s ‘Essence’ and ‘Energies’ in Late Byzantium. In: M. Hinterberger / C. Schabel, Greeks, Latins, and Intellectual History 1204-1500 (“Recherches de théologie et philosophie médiévales. Bibliotheca”, 9). Peeters, 2010. 263-372
2010John A. Demetracopoulos: ‘Purchotius Græcus I’: Vikentios Damodos’ „Concise Ethics”. In: Verbum - Analecta Neolatina, 2010, 41-64
2010John A. Demetracopoulos: ‘Échos d’Orient - Resonances d’Ouest’. In Respect of: C.G. Conticello / V. Conticello (eds.), «La théologie byzantine et sa tradition. Vol. II (XIIIe-XIXe s.)». In: Nicolaus. Rivista di Teologia Ecumenico-Patristica, 2010, 67-148
2008John A. Demetracopoulos: Pope Benedict XVI’s Use of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos’ 'Dialogue with a Muslim Muterizes': The Scholarly Background. In: Archiv für mittelalterliche Philosophie und Kultur, 2008, 264-304
2007John A. Demetracopoulos: 'Georgios Scholarios - Gennadios II's Florilegium Thomisticum II (De Fato) and Its Anti-Plethonic Tenor'. In: Recherches de Theologie et Philosophie Medievales / Forschungen zur Theologie und Philosophie des Mittelalters, 2007, 301-376
2006John A. Demetracopoulos: Georgios Gemistos-Plethon’s Dependence on Thomas Aquinas’ 'Summa contra Gentiles' and 'Summa Theologiae'. In: Archiv für mittelalterliche Philosophie und Kultur, 2006, 276-341
2006John A. Demetracopoulos: The Sitz im Leben of Demetrius Cydones’ Translation of pseudo-Augustine’s 'Soliloquia'. Remarks on a Recent Edition. In: Quaestio, 2006, 191-258