In parallel to the study and teaching of Ancient Greek and European Philosophy (Medieval
- Modern) at an undergraduate and
postgraduate level, K. Th. Petsios has
oriented his academic interests towards research into the manuscript Modern Greek philosophical tradition. Nearly
all his earlier and more recent studies make use of unknown and, in many cases,
undocumented sources. Through a process of hermeneutic reconstruction of the
evidence, he has attempted to shape the theoretical framework within which one
can inscribe the philosophical connections between Ancient Greek, European (Medieval
and Modern) and Modern Greek (from the 15th to the 20th
century) thought. He has also contributed to that end through the editions of
philosophical manuscripts, which include texts by Nikephoros Klarontsanos (†1645), Nikolaos
Koursoulas (1602-1652), Gerassimos Vlachos (1605/7-1685), Anastasios Papavasilopoulos,
Vicentios Damodos (1700-1754), Methodios
Anthrakites (†post 1748), Matthaios (Meletios) Typaldos (1648-1713), Georgios Sougdouris (1645/7-1725), Eugenios Voulgaris (1716-1806), Theodoros Kavalliotes (1718;-1789) and Athanasios
Psalidas (1767-1829).
In the Masters’ Theses and Doctoral
Dissertations that were undertaken or are being completed under his
supervision, philosophical inquiry is shaped by the apparent boundary of Ancient
Greek, European and Modern Greek thought.
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