Dimitris Apostolopoulos

Dimitris Apostolopoulos is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, specializing in post-Kantian European philosophy with a focus on phenomenology. He holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and previously taught at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research explores intersections between phenomenology and German Idealism, philosophy of language, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history.

Education:

• PhD in Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
• BA in Philosophy, University of Toronto

Research interests include 20th-century European philosophy, particularly the works of Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, and Hegel. He examines themes like embodied cognition, aesthetic perception, and the dialectical origins of intentionality. His recent work analyzes Merleau-Ponty’s engagement with Hegel and Kant, emphasizing how dialectical thought informs phenomenological frameworks.

His publications span journals such as Journal of the History of Philosophy and European Journal of Philosophy, with a book Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Language (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019). He is involved in research groups like the History of Philosophy Roundtable (HOPR) and the Phenomenology Research Group (PRG) at Loyola.

Teaching and advising remain central to his role, with a focus on graduate mentorship and core philosophy courses. His office is located at Crown Center 346.