School of Materialist Research - Greece: Symposia, Meetings and Events

15/09/2025

John Ó Maoilearca - “The Physics of Philosophy: On Impossible Absolutes and Incomplete Theories of Everything”Video recording of John Ó Maoilearca’s lecture,...

15/09/2025

Video recording of Dorian Sagan’s lecture, “Queerer than We Can Suppose: Mythology, Philosophy, Science, and the Future,” held on August 25, 2025, in Olympia...

15/09/2025

Video recording of Claire Sagan’s lecture, “Becoming Plato: Aporetic Callipolis Will Not Sustain Time or Irony,” held on August 28, 2025, in Olympiada, Greec...

15/09/2025

Video recording of Thomas Nail’s lecture, “The Birth of Chaos Before Physis,” held on August 27, 2025, in Olympiada, Greece, as part of the 2025 SMR Summer S...

12/07/2025

Daniel Tutt, Katarina Kolozova and Paul Cockshott will take part in different sessions of the Physis Summer School (the panels on class consciousness and the question of formalism/formulaic expression in humanities and philosophy as a bridge of conversation with the STEM). Together you can see the three of them and other regular guests at SMR discussing topics that will resurface at the Physis Summer School in Greece (Stagira/Olympiada):

SMR is proud to announce a panel on the new publication by our faculty and former instructors Paul Cockshott, Katarina Kolozova and Greg Michaelson titled "D...

22/06/2025

The latest by our Instructor this Fall at ICP (Integrated Credit Program) or Intensive Study Program (as it is also called) offering ECTS certificates to our participants/students, Ben Woodard. For how to apply for Ben's and the other courses, check out our CfA here (including the application form/s): https://schoolofmaterialistresearch.org/Integrated-Credit-Program-Fall-Semester-2025 Deadline for applications: end of July 2025.

The latest by our Instructor this Fall at ICP (Integrated Credit Program) or Intensive Study Program (as it is also called) offering ECTS certificates to our participants/students, Ben Woodard. For how to apply for Ben's and the other courses, check out our CfA here (including the application form/s). Deadline for applications: end of July 2025. https://schoolofmaterialistresearch.org/Integrated-Credit-Program-Fall-Semester-2025

03/06/2025

These panels will be livestreamed from the Physis SMR Summer School in Greece, so even if you are not a participant of the School you can follow them live, streamed from our channel of the uploads afterwards. We will update you and create Facebook events to keep you posted (the summer school is happening 24-30 August in Olympiada - once Stagira, Aristotle's hometown and birthplace - Greece)

20/05/2025

Julia Kristeva speaking at the SMR Summer Institute in Stagira/Olympiada, Greece last September (Summer School 2, 2024)

This is a video of a masterclass delivered at the Summer Institute in Olympiada (ancient Stageira) where the SMR mini-campus is located. The summer school to...

20/03/2025

Today at midnight EST closes the call for applications for the Physis Summer School in Greece (24-31 August, 2025). There will be no further extensions of this call. However, those who wish to participate online only will be able to apply until June 2025 (unless we have a full "zoom room" by then). Looking forward to seeing you all in Greece!

20/03/2025

From last year's summer school in School of Materialist Research - Greece: Symposia, Meetings and Events - through our substack you can access the video

19/03/2025

Tomorrow we close this call without any further extensions: there are a couple of places available for those who are able to arrange their stay off campus and there is one new opening for accommodation/food/refreshments and use of shared space at the campus

︎ Call for Applications for the Summer School PHYSIS 2025 at the SMR Campus in...

14/03/2025

In a week, the extension of the call for applications for Physis summer school ends: on March 20th, 2025; there are still open spots for those who are willing to arrange their accommodation off-campus, and there is one left opening for those who wish to stay on campus (where we do not only house you but also offer breakfast, access to kitchen and snacks and refreshments throughout the day, and beach breaks only few feet away from the main beach in Olympiada). There are also 10 more slots available for the fully integrated online participation. Here is the call and the application form there.

︎ Call for Applications for the Summer School PHYSIS 2025 at the SMR Campus in...