In Athens, a modern poet and philosopher contemplates on notion of loneliness

Nikos Erinakis is an Assistant Professor of Social & Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Culture at the University of Crete.

He has taught at the University of London and he also teaches at the University of Athens, the Athens School of Fine Arts and the Hellenic Open University.

He is also a published, critically acclaimed, poet and translator of modern European poets. His papers and articles have been translated and published in peer-reviewed journals, edited collections, anthologies and the popular press.

‪@Popagandagr‬ took Nikos Erinakis to dinner alone to talk about what it means to dine alone. Is it liberating and why do so many people frown upon it in the Greek society?

@Popagandagr‬ is a Sphera Network member and this story is part of our “Solitude” series.

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