Filimon Peonidis
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 459808 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Filimon Peonidis |
| NOMBRES | Filimon |
| APELLIDO | Peonidis |
| FIRMA | PEONIDIS F |
| AFILIACIONES | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0109-4729 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Philosophical Perspectives on Freedom of Expression
In this book, Filimon Peonidis gathers one unpublished and seven published essays that he wrote between 1997 and 2021. The first three refer to the early history of freedom of expression focusing on the work of James and John Stuart Mill and its possible significance in a contemporary setting. The remaining five deal with current issues such as the prerequisites of a free speech theory, defamation, the regulation of pro-terrorist speech, the hars…
Freedom of Expression, Secularism and Defamation of Religion
I argue that under normal circumstances a state that is liberal and secular should not use its legal apparatus to suppress the publication of cartoons like those that triggered the deadly terrorist attack on the premises of Charlie Hebdo in 2015, if it is determined to abide by its core values. These values, which include religious neutrality, religious freedom, and unhindered freedom of criticism, imply that individual citizens are prima facie l…
Intellectual history for the non-converted
In the thirties, R. G. Collingwood drew a distinction between the ‘reader of historical literature’ and the ‘reader of philosophical literature.’ He said that we ‘consult historians’ but we ‘follow
On Two Anti-Democratic Uses of Sortition
After centuries of oblivion, the idea of using civic lotteries to select citizens to participate in major decision-making bodies has started gaining popularity among certain democratic theorists. Undoubtedly, this is an idea worth exploring, given the constantly rising dissatisfaction with the operation of major representative institutions. One should not, however, infer from this fact that any proposed sortition-based institutional arrangement i…
Jeremy Bentham's ‘unusually liberal’ representative democracy
Jeremy Bentham is a philosopher who deserves a prominent position in the history of democratic ideas. He not only thought popular rule as a vehicle for materializing his vision of utilitarian society, but also gave us a detailed picture of the basic institutions of the form of democratic governance he envisaged. It is also noteworthy that in hisradical system the people, who are the ultimate and undisputable source of all power, are protected fro…
Bentham and the Greek Revolution
Download this article . Filimon Peonidis is Assistant Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He participates in a project on Bentham's involvement in the Greek War of Independence funded by the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism and Democracy
Aristotle’s Relevance to Modern Democratic Theory
In this essay instead of trying to deal with the dubious question whether Aristotle is a democratic or an oligarchic thinker, I try to investigate whether he has developed particular views that can be constructively engaged by modern democratic theory. I argue that we can locate a rough model of democracy in Aristotle (as well as in Isocrates) in which direct and representative democracy successfully converge and complement each other. This model…
Secondary qualities and moral values
Freedom of Expression, Secularism and Defamation of Religion
I argue that under normal circumstances a state that is liberal and secular should not use its legal apparatus to suppress the publication of cartoons like those that triggered the deadly terrorist attack on the premises of Charlie Hebdo in 2015, if it is determined to abide by its core values. These values, which include religious neutrality, religious freedom, and unhindered freedom of criticism, imply that individual citizens are prima facie l…
Jeremy Bentham's ‘unusually liberal’ representative democracy
Jeremy Bentham is a philosopher who deserves a prominent position in the history of democratic ideas. He not only thought popular rule as a vehicle for materializing his vision of utilitarian society, but also gave us a detailed picture of the basic institutions of the form of democratic governance he envisaged. It is also noteworthy that in hisradical system the people, who are the ultimate and undisputable source of all power, are protected fro…
Secondary qualities and moral values
Aristotle’s Relevance to Modern Democratic Theory
In this essay instead of trying to deal with the dubious question whether Aristotle is a democratic or an oligarchic thinker, I try to investigate whether he has developed particular views that can be constructively engaged by modern democratic theory. I argue that we can locate a rough model of democracy in Aristotle (as well as in Isocrates) in which direct and representative democracy successfully converge and complement each other. This model…
Bentham and the Greek Revolution
Download this article . Filimon Peonidis is Assistant Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He participates in a project on Bentham's involvement in the Greek War of Independence funded by the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism and Democracy
Jeremy Bentham's ‘unusually liberal’ representative democracy
Jeremy Bentham is a philosopher who deserves a prominent position in the history of democratic ideas. He not only thought popular rule as a vehicle for materializing his vision of utilitarian society, but also gave us a detailed picture of the basic institutions of the form of democratic governance he envisaged. It is also noteworthy that in hisradical system the people, who are the ultimate and undisputable source of all power, are protected fro…
On Two Anti-Democratic Uses of Sortition
After centuries of oblivion, the idea of using civic lotteries to select citizens to participate in major decision-making bodies has started gaining popularity among certain democratic theorists. Undoubtedly, this is an idea worth exploring, given the constantly rising dissatisfaction with the operation of major representative institutions. One should not, however, infer from this fact that any proposed sortition-based institutional arrangement i…
Intellectual history for the non-converted
In the thirties, R. G. Collingwood drew a distinction between the ‘reader of historical literature’ and the ‘reader of philosophical literature.’ He said that we ‘consult historians’ but we ‘follow
Freedom of Expression, Secularism and Defamation of Religion
I argue that under normal circumstances a state that is liberal and secular should not use its legal apparatus to suppress the publication of cartoons like those that triggered the deadly terrorist attack on the premises of Charlie Hebdo in 2015, if it is determined to abide by its core values. These values, which include religious neutrality, religious freedom, and unhindered freedom of criticism, imply that individual citizens are prima facie l…
Philosophical Perspectives on Freedom of Expression
In this book, Filimon Peonidis gathers one unpublished and seven published essays that he wrote between 1997 and 2021. The first three refer to the early history of freedom of expression focusing on the work of James and John Stuart Mill and its possible significance in a contemporary setting. The remaining five deal with current issues such as the prerequisites of a free speech theory, defamation, the regulation of pro-terrorist speech, the hars…
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