Liantinis.org is a digital effort dedicated not only to Professor Dimitris Liantinis, but also to free thought. Liantinis, like many other tragic historical figures, has been subjected to a painful treatment by people, one that translates either into misinformation or into the substantial obscurity of his work. As Fr. Nietzsche says:
What we do is never understood, only praised or condemned.
On Religions
“Religions will destroy man because they teach without the credibility of science. They are founded upon unchecked imagination.”
Gemma
His Work
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Biography
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Dimitris Liantinis Bio
Professor, philosopher, writerDimitris Liantinis (23 July 1942 - 1998) was a professor of the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens. His academic field was the Philosophy of Education and Didactics of Ancient and Modern Greek Literature. He is also the author of nine books with philosophical and educational background.
He finished high school in Sparta and in 1966 he graduated from the Department of Literature of the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens. He served as a teacher of literature in secondary education from 1968 to 1970 and from 1973 to 1975. From 1970 to 1972, Liantinis stayed in Munich, Germany to learn and study the German language. At the same time he served there as a teacher of Classical Literature at the private Greek high school “Otto Geselschaft”.
In 1975 he pursued graduate studies in the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens and was appointed Teaching Assistant at the Laboratory of Education. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1978 with honours and the subject of his thesis was “The presence of Hellenic spirit in the Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke”. As a professor, he gave several training seminars and lectures to teachers of secondary education in Greece.
On June 1, 1998 Liantinis disappeared, leaving a letter to his daughter, Diotima, where he stated his decision to vanish by his own free will after a lifelong and step by step preparation. His unexpected disappearance stirred public opinion and led to many controversial speculations.
After seven years, in July 2005, Panagiotis Nikolakakos, cousin of Liantinis, revealed to Diotima the crypt in Mount Taygetos where her father lay, as instructed by Liantinis himself prior to his departure. After several thorough forensic tests and analyses, the skeleton found in the crypt was undoubtedly identified as Liantinis’. However, the exact date and cause of death remained undetermined, since no lethal substance was found. Despite his wish for his remains to rest in Taygetos, he was finally buried at the cemetery of Kechries, near the city of Corinth.
Read MoreHis Final Act
On June 1, 1998, Liantinis disappeared, leaving behind a letter to his daughter in which he declared that he had decided “to vanish by his own free will”, as he characteristically wrote. The case of his disappearance attracted strong public attention due to the extensive media coverage.
In July 2005, his relative Panagiotis Nikolakakos led Liantinis’ daughter to a cave in Taygetos, where his remains were found. After forensic examinations, it was concluded with absolute certainty that the deceased was Liantinis.
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News and Announcements
Vindication for Liantinis.org. The legal dispute with Liantinis’ widow ended in victory for the website.
The long legal dispute involving Dimitris Liantinis’ widow, Professor Nikolitsa Georgopoulou of the Department of Social Theology, and the website Liantinis.org together with its founder, ended with a court ruling in favor of the site. The court unanimously acquitted Liantinis’ biographer, Dimitris Alikakos, of charges related to the violation of Greek law on sensitive personal data.
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LiantinisORG
Audio and visual material from the life and university teaching of Dimitris Liantinis.
An Act of Contribution
This website was created and offered free of charge by AiolosWeb, as a small gesture of respect toward the work, memory, and intellectual legacy of Dimitris Liantinis.
Its implementation was carried out with the aim of preserving, highlighting, and digitally promoting this material, with full respect for its character and significance.