Maria Chorianopoulou

Assistant Professor in Practical Philosophy and Medical Ethics 

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 Curriculum Vitae

Qualifications  

• Ph.D in Philosophy: Department of Philosophy-Pedagogy-Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dissertation title: “Moral rights, boundary situations and contemporary moral approaches” [Summa cum laude].
• Master’s Degree: M.Sc. in Moral Philosophy: Department of Philosophy-Pedagogy-Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Bachelor Degree: Department of Philosophy-Pedagogy-Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Research Interests

• Practical philosophy,
• Theories of Rights, Human Rights,
• Bioethics, Medical Ethics

Published books

• From Practical Philosophy to Medical Ethics: Essays on Human Rights and Borderline Situations, (Dec. 2021). Barcelona: Ediciones del Orto, 2021. © Ediciones Clásicas, S.A.
• Bioethics and Rights, (Jan. 2018). Athens: Papazisis Publications, 327. (in Greek).

Journal Articles and Book chapters

• “The de-deification of God after Auschwitz according to Hans Jonas and a brief bioethical commentary”, Conference Publications “Anti-Semitism, Holocaust and Philosophical Thought, MIET, (2021), 421-426.
• Genetic Engineering and Gene Manipulation: the right (of future generations) to surprise”, Ηθική Περιοδικό Φιλοσοφίας (2021), DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/ethiki.25964
• “The conceptual framework of contemporary Bioethics: an indicative commentary”, Bioethics Journal, Vol 4.2 National Bioethics Commission (2018): 27-40.
• “On Being and Becoming an Animal: Engelhardt’s Two Notions of Animality”, Conatus Journal of Philosophy [Special Issue: On H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr.: Ethics at the Edge of Faith], Vol 3.2. (2018): 19-31 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/conatus.19253
• “Choosing disability: Prenatal decisions and the child’s interest”, Bioethical Considerations III. The Child, edited by Maria Kanellopoulou Boti, Evangelos Protopapadakis, Fereniki Panagopoulou-Koutnatzi, (Athens: Papazisis) 2018: 152-175.
• “Genetic exceptionalism and the right to ignorance” Bioethical Considerations IV. Bioethical Considerations IV. Health Data and Genetic Data, edited by Maria Kanellopoulou Boti, Evangelos Protopapadakis, Fereniki Panagopoulou-Koutnatzi, (Athens: Papazisis)
• “Moral diversity and bioethical principles in H. Tristram Engelhardt’s, Jr The Foundations of Bioethics”, Scientific Review of the Master’s Degree “Studies in Orthodox Theology”. Volume in honor of the late Professor Nikolaos Nisiotis, edited by Anastasios Maras, Dimitrios Baliatsas, 441-459 (Patras: Hellenic Open University, 2016).
• “Coalition for the environment:        A philosophical contribution to environmental policy and education” in: Environmental Policy and Education: Honorary Volume for Konstantinos Soutsas, edited by Arabatzis et al, 521-533, (Orestiada:      Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Demokritus University of Thrace, 2017).
• “Water Ethics” in: Environmental Policy: Theory and Practice. Honorary Volume for Alcibiades Dervitsiotes, edited by Evangelos Manolas, 338¬350 (Orestiada: Demokritus University of Thrace, 2015).
• «George Santayana’s Ethical Naturalism», Estudios y Homenajes Hispanoamericanos I, edited by E. Pandis Pavlakis, (Madrid: Ediciones del Orto, 2015).
• “Climate Change, intergenerational justice and the future generations as right holders”, The Proceedings of the 23rd World Congress of Philosophy 2013, (Charlottesville, Virginia: Philosophy Documentation Center, 2018) DOI: 10.5840/wcp23201811323

Translations & Edited books

• “Reproductive health: case studies with ethical commentary”, Bernard M. Dickens, Rebecca J. Cook, Eszter Kismodi, University of Haifa, Publisher: UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Office, Haifa, 2006. (translation in collab. With Vagena, D. in Greek, editor: Maria Chorianopoulou). DOI: 10.12681/aprlp.81

• “Homer & humanity”, yearbook Master’s Degree Program “Philosophy”. Editors: Georgios Arabatzis, Georgios Steiris, Maria Chorianopoulou.