Theofanis Tasis, born in Munich in 1976, is a professor of Contemporary Practical Philosophy at the Alpen-Adria-Universität in Austria and a visiting professor at the Universität St. Gallen in Switzerland. With a focus on image, mortality, and the art of living, his research explores the intersection of politics, ethics, and human enhancement.

He is a distinguished fellow, having held the Stanley J. Seeger Fellowship at Princeton University, the Marie Curie Fellowship at the Université Saint-Louis in Brussels, and the Erasmus Fellowship at the Freie Universität Berlin. His acclaimed works Politics of Bios: On Irony (Eurasia Publications, 2012) and Castoriadis: A Philosophy of Autonomy (Eurasia Publications, 2007) were awarded the Kautanzoglio Prize from the University of Athens. Additionally, Digital Humanism: Iconistic Subject and Artificial Intelligence (Armos, 2019) was nominated for the Greek National Book Award in Nonfiction 2020.

His other notable works include:

• En Mesi Odo (Armos Publications, 2023)

• Philosophy of Human Enhancement (Armos Publications, 2021)

• Politics of Life II: Self-Care in the Iconistic Society (Armos Publications, 2017)

• Pharmakon (Eurasia Publications, 2011)

• Physiological Findings (Kedros Publications, 2001) – poetry collection

• Afternoons in Capitalism (Typothito Publications, 2009) – poetry collection

Tasis is also a respected translator, with works by Martin Heidegger, John Stewart Mill, Alexandros Nehamas, and Roberto Mangabeira Unger among his credits.