Theofanis Tasis
| Field: | Philosophy of Information and Digital Humanism |
| Rank: | Assistant Professor |
| Government Gazette: | 354/02-02-2026, τ. Γ' |
| Email: | theofanistasis@ionio.gr |
| Office hours: | Monday 12:00- 13:00 |
Theofanis Tasis studied Physics and Philosophy at the University of Crete, where he received a degree in Physics and a master’s degree in Philosophy. He was awarded a PhD in Philosophy summa cum laude by Freie Universität Berlin. He was a Stanley J. Seeger Fellow at Princeton University and a Marie Curie Research Fellow at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles. He served as a lecturer at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt and as a visiting professor at Universität St. Gallen and Freie Universität Berlin.
His research focuses on Digital Humanism, the Philosophy of Information, the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, and the Philosophy of Human Enhancement. It explores the relationship between technology, politics, ethics, and the art of living, with the iconistic condition, humanity, and mortality as central concepts.
His books Cornelius Castoriadis: A Philosophy of Autonomy (2007, 3rd ed. 2022) and Politics of Bios: On Irony (2012, 2nd ed. 2025) received the Kaftantzoglio Prize of the University of Athens. These were followed by Politics of Bios II: Self-Care in the Iconistic Society (2017, 3rd ed. 2021), Digital Humanism: The Iconistic Subject and Artificial Intelligence (2019, 5th ed. 2025), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Greek State Literary Award for Essay and Criticism, Philosophy of Human Enhancement (2021, 2nd ed. 2022), and Digital Humanism II: Artificial Intelligence and the Art of Living (2025).
His writing also includes the philosophical diary En Mesi Odo (2023), the poetry collections Physiological Findings (2001) and Afternoons in Capitalism (2010), as well as the collection of aphorisms Pharmakon (2011). He has translated works by Martin Heidegger, John Stuart Mill, Alexander Nehamas, and Roberto Mangabeira Unger.
He is an academic advisor to the Onassis Foundation and participates in public debate through talks at the Delphi Economic Forum and the Economist Government Round Table, as well as through articles in Kathimerini, To Vima, and Ta Nea. Since 2016, he has contributed to the annual Greek edition of The Economist.
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