Continuing the attempt to define the concept of absolute value in the Lecture on Ethics, this article explores the possibly influence of - the art and literature theorist - Paul Ernst, the writings of whom Wittgenstein was reading at the time.

The disapproval of violence contained in its very concept (as a force directed against something or conflicting with something) hides a regulatory dimension which is manufactured and not self-evident. What I am trying to explain in this article is the logical error that lies behind acts of violence and not its moral assessment.

As with any other art form, it is dangerous -if not foolish- to evaluate literature in ethical terms, even when it comes to extreme erotica or even pornography. However, the work itself can in some cases highlight , insinuate or straightforwardly pose ethical questions, upon which the reader can either stumble or casually walk by.

This is a advertising article about a poetry event, organized at Dasein in 2011. At this event, titled: Prostibulo Poetico, participated poets and philosophers from Greece, Spain and US. Original publication bookpress.gr

What happens to reality when we perceive the world through our sensory filters? What is the mental content? How can we be sure that what we perceive is what that really exist? These are some of the questions this article is dealing with, attempting at the same time an overview of perception -reality problem through classic philosophical examples. 

Can abstention from the election process be ethically assessed? The political nature of man inspired by Aristotle -as we have inherited it from interpretations based on Hegelian analysis- implies a necessary participation in the political process. If man is by nature a political animal, then participation in elections is mandatory. But is this self-evident? And if so, what are the ethical criteria for voting?

An issue that preoccupied me in the face of this debate, is whether one can think or talk about the Mission Box without discussing Alexandrou and possibly the opposite as well. Is the Mission Box a political allegory or is it more than that? I propose to view the Box as an existential drama.