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Marilù Papandreou

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Bergen 🇳🇴 and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 🇩🇪 “Aristotle’s Ontology of Artefacts” (CUP, 2023)

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · Dec 15

It appears that my book ‘Aristotle’s Ontology of Artefacts’ is now officially published! 🥳🤩

As one of my dear colleagues said, I now “should at least make a chair out of it.”

Aristotle's Ontology of Artefacts

Cambridge Core - Ancient Philosophy - Aristotle's Ontology of Artefacts

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 27d

Starting a new thread to collect critical perspectives on AI, as they are articulated dozens of times every day and appear repeatedly on my timeline. I can't read everything right away, but if, like me, you want to stay up to date, then this might help a bit:

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 3d

Miira Tuominen and I edited this new book from Brill with no fewer than 25 chapters on various aspects of ancient and medieval philosophy in Greek, Arabic, and Latin texts. Actually there's a little Persian in there too.

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Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy

"Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy" published on 29 Sep 2025 by Brill.

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · 5d

In animal studies there is a distinction between things that are for the benefit of the user (homes) and things for the benefit of the maker through the harm of the user (traps). I suppose improvement of a trap qua trap is an increase of its potential for harm.

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · 5d

The Norwegian national sport betting company channels its profits to Norwegian sport and culture. Here in Norway this is seen as an improvement for non-addicted users but I’m not sure that it doesn’t also make it more addictive. At least it makes it more attractive.

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · 7d

Fresh off the press! A paper in a wonderful volume edited by Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social and Miira Tuominen ("Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy"). This has been the most fun I had in writing a paper, as it combines my favourite topics: Aristotle, animals, and artefacts.

Marilù Papandreou, Builders and Weavers of the Animal Kingdom: Non-Human Poiêsis in Aristotle and the Ancient Commentators - PhilPapers

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Dr Juliette @ferrydanini.bsky.social · 12d

So where can you go teach where students are told not to use genAI? It's for a friend

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 18d

"Anyone who works in manuscript studies or philology knows that these are thoroughly digital disciplines. ... Accusations of technophobia ... would therefore be completely inappropriate. It is precisely our technical literacy ... that must make us critical."
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Leaving Academia.edu: ‘AI’ and Information Loss

1. Yesterday I deleted my Academia.edu account. This has a direct impact on my work here. I would like to reflect on this in this post. But first things first: What happened? Already back in May, I no...

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · 19d

True, and for long enough time, at least in my experience. I had a short period around 8 years ago where I could hit the high by running a little longer than 1 hour at moderate effort, but I never experienced it anymore since then.

Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · 25d

In Norway young men are moving right, not young women

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · 26d

Aristotle, Historia Animalium IX.48 on the case of dolphins discussed by @susanamonso.com in her “Playing Possum” as an instance of animal care behaviors towards individuals in distress.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 27d

I'm always trying to come up with child friendly insults for Loki to use and I think "You massive landlord" is a winner.

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · Aug 27

Amazing photo of Jasmine Paolini at the US Open by Ray Giubilo

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Jonathan Greig @jabgreig.bsky.social · Jul 7

New article (open access!) out in Synthese by @marilupapandreou.bsky.social - arguing for a new Aristotelian approach to artifacts, esp. in the domain of natural philosopher instead of the metaphysician. Looks very good: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Artworks, technical artefacts, and a few other things: a fresh Aristotelian approach - Synthese

I advance an Aristotelian approach by which we shall find a unified account of technical artefacts and artworks. The unification is conceptually available to Aristotle not because he does not have a s...

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you so much!

Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · Jul 4

I am very pleased that my paper “Artworks, Technical Artefacts, and a Few Other Things: A Fresh Aristotelian Approach” is now published in Synthese! This is my first publication outside ancient philosophy or history of philosophy, so I am particularly satisfied. And it’s Open Access.

Artworks, technical artefacts, and a few other things: a fresh Aristotelian approach - Synthese

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · Jun 24

It’s called pregnancy

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · Jun 17

I feel you. Part of my family is Greek but I’m an ancient philosophy scholar and the latter soul always wins

Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · Jun 17

Paolini Musetti! Also curious to see Światek Ruud

Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · Jun 13