Evangelos D. Protopapadakis

Evangelos D. Protopapadakis is Professor of Applied Ethics and Bioethics in the Department of Philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Director of the University's Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.

He studied Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology at the University of Athens and received his PhD in Philosophy in 2002, with a dissertation examining the concept of euthanasia in contemporary bioethics. He has taught at NKUA since 2004 and was promoted to Professor of Applied Ethics in 2024. He has directed the Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory since 2015, developing academic and research initiatives across several fields of practical philosophy.

His research interests include theoretical and applied ethics, bioethics, medical ethics, animal ethics, environmental ethics, and the philosophical challenges arising from technological developments. He has authored six monographs in Greek and English, edited or co-edited numerous scholarly volumes, and published more than 70 research papers in academic journals and collective publications. His work addresses fundamental moral questions concerning human life, dignity, autonomy, moral responsibility, and the ethical status of non-human beings.

Professor Protopapadakis is a member of the Hellenic National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics, Head of the Greek Unit of the International Chair in Bioethics, and Director of the interinstitutional postgraduate programme Animals: Ethics, Law, and Welfare. He also serves on bioethics committees of academic and public institutions.

He is Editor-in-Chief of Conatus – Journal of Philosophy, an international peer-reviewed academic journal, and participates in several Greek and international philosophical associations. His scholarly and institutional work contributes to the dialogue between philosophical theory, scientific research, and public ethical deliberation. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Philosophy and Ideas.