Andreas Vrahimis

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Assistant Prof. of Philosophy, University of Cyprus. History of analytic philosophy (and the 'divide' from 'continental' others); HOPOS; Aesthetics. https://sites.google.com/view/andreasvrahimis

A book on a wooden desk. The cover reads "The Philosophy of imagination: Technology, Art and Ethics. Edited by Galit Wellner, Geoffrey Dierckxens & Mario Arienti. Bloomsbury." The cover includes an artwork, described in the book as "Colour square geometry painted in minimal urban architecture (copyright Artur Debat)"
Stone statue of Descartes in a garden central Amsterdam, by Jean Puiforcat (1937). Descartes is depicted as grasping a book over his chest. (Puiforcat worked in the Art déco style.)
Portrait of Catherine Macaulay holding a quill, next to a pile of books. She is dressed as an elected Roman senator (in robes and a purple sash) to convey her preference for representative government. A depicted inscription quotes her definition of government: "Government. A "a power delegated for the happiness of mankind". By artist Robert Edge Pine.
Bust of Franz Brentano at the University of Vienna. Below it an inscription reads "Der großen Lehrer der Philosophie FRANZ BRENTANO, 1874-1895".
A photograph, taken in Amsterdam at night, of a statue portraying Spinoza, wearing a cloak on which there appear roses, sparrows, and parakeets.
The inscription reads: "Moritz Schlick, protagonist des Wiener Kreises, wurde am 22. Juni 1936 an diese stelle ermordet ein durch Rassismus und Intoleranz vergiftetes geistiges Klima hat zur tat beigetragen."
A photograph of Joseph Kosuth's artwork titled 'The gift' (1990). It consists of a piece of glass, with a quote from Wittgenstein printed on it. The quote reads: 'What you are regarding as a gift is a problem for you to solve. - Wittgenstein".
Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft (by John Opie, circa 1797).
A photograph of Grace Andrus de Laguna.
Portrait (Daguerreotype) of Ada Lovelace, by Antoine Claudette studio, circa 1843.
Portrait of Iris Murdoch by Tom Phillips (1984-1986)
Bergsonism and the History of Analytic Philosophy cover.