Aristotle and AI: Insights from The Lyceum Project
Barker Center, 110 Thompson Room
Mahindra Humanities Center
12 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 6 – 7:30 p.m. 
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly part of our lives, it forces us to confront questions about its place and purpose. What kind of life do we want technology to serve? How can we make sure it remains in the service of humanity? What activities should be outsourced to technology and what, if any, should remain distinctively human? With its attention to human flourishing, its reflections on intelligence and virtue, and its philosophy of ends, Aristotle's ethical and political thought can give us very valuable tools for this discussion.
This realization is at the heart of The Lyceum Project, an annual interdisciplinary initiative bringing together philosophers, scientists, technologists, policymakers, artists, and civil-society leaders in Athens every June.
This panel will consider why a renewed dialogue between Aristotle and contemporary technology is valuable, and how Aristotle's ideas might help us think differently about the development, governance, and human purposes of AI.
Gazette Classification: Education, Ethics, Humanities, Information Technology, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece and the US, Harvard University, and Pedagogies for Life Seminar, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University, in cooperation with the National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", the World Human Forum, and the Maliotis Cultural Center
Speaker(s): Vangelis Karkaletsis, Director and Chairman of the Board, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos" , Alexandra Mitsotaki, Co-founder and President, World Human Forum , Maria Dagioglou, Researcher, Scientific Coordinator The Lyceum Project, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos" , Sergio Imparato, Lecturer on Government, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University , Moderator: Nicolas Prevelakis, Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies, Associate Director for Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University , Opening remarks: Naomi Weiss, Professor of the Classics, Director, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University, and Doris Sommer, Ira Jewell Williams, Jr., Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish) and in African and African American Studies, Co-chair, Pedagogies for Life Seminar, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University
Contact Info: Christos Giannopoulos, Executive Director, Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University, [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: greece.chs.harvard.edu…