The library of I. N. Theodorakopoulos was donated to the Foundation by his son-in-law Stratis Stratigis and his granddaughter Despina Stratigis. It is estimated to contain 7,500 items, primarily works of literary criticism and philosophy, with an emphasis on ancient Greek philosophy. The library was previously housed in Sparta, in the building of the “Plython” School, serving researchers and supporting the philosophical lectures organized there. It is accompanied by his personal archive.
The library of Professor I. N. Theodorakopoulos
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Biography
Ioannis N. Theodorakopoulos (1900-1981) was a prominent philosopher, professor of philosophy, and academic. He studied Classical Philology and Philosophy in Vienna, and Philosophy in Heidelberg, where he received his doctorate in 1925. From 1929 to 1940, he published, along with Konstantinos Tsatsos and Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, the “Archive of Philosophy and Theory of Sciences.” In 1930, he was elected lecturer and in 1933, professor of Philosophy at the University of Thessaloniki. In 1939, he was elected professor of Systematic Philosophy at the University of Athens, where he taught for almost thirty years, until 1967. In 1960, he was elected to the Academy of Athens in the Chair of Philosophy. In 1963, he served as President of the Academy and from 1966 to 1981 as General Secretary. In 1966, he founded the “Centre for Research on Greek Philosophy” of the Academy. He served as Minister of Education in caretaker governments. In 1975, he founded the Free School of Philosophy “Plython” in the village of Magoula, near Mystras, Sparta. In this School, in addition to the eight periods of courses, many specialized conferences were organized. Theodorakopoulos, a significant scholar of Plato and Plotinus, participated in numerous philosophical conferences, gave lectures on philosophical topics abroad, and was honored by universities and intellectual institutions both abroad and in Greece. He left behind a rich scientific oeuvre spanning thousands of pages.