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Online Talk: World Bee Day Celebration (London, UK)
“World Bee Day” was adopted by the United Nations following a proposal made by the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association in 2014. As creators of the “Melissa Garden Bee Sanctuary”, New Acropolis […]
Online Talk: Philosophy for Living (London, UK)
This talk focused on the practical applications of philosophy and on understanding how nature can be seen as our greatest teacher. The speaker, Julian Scott, presented a practical approach to […]
Talk on ‘Aldous Huxley and the Perennial Philosophy’ (London, UK)
Jules Evans, lecturer, broadcaster and author of several books on Philosophy, explained the topic of Perennial Philosophy and engaged the audience with his charismatic and down to earth approach. He […]
Talk on the Philosophy of Play (London, UK)
Evening led by one of New Acropolis members, Michael Lassman, an experienced play worker. Explaining the meaning the word ‘play’ has had down the ages, he emphasised how essential play […]
Workshop: Develop Your Inner Philosopher (London, UK)
This year New Acropolis UK opened its first one-day weekend workshop ‘Develop Your Inner Philosopher’ – designed to be an introduction to philosophy in the ‘classical tradition’. The workshop featured […]
World Bee Day 2019 (London, UK)
“World Bee Day” was adopted by the United Nations last year following a proposal made by the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association in 2014. As creators of the “Melissa Garden Bee Sanctuary”, […]
C.G. Jung and Roberto Assagioli: Pioneers of a Transpersonal Psychology (London, UK)
While Jung is almost as renowned as Freud himself, Roberto Assagioli is less well known, except to those working in the field of transpersonal psychology. However, his psychological framework, known […]
Way of the Warrior: Martial Arts as a Way of Life (London, UK)
In a talk given by Chee Kong Yeung, a Teacher of Pak Mei Kung Fu, the speaker explained that being a practitioner of a martial art is to be a […]
The Power of Myth – Theatre Performance (London, UK)
A new version of a short course entitled “The Power of Myth” featured a very special event: a performance which dramatized the story of the Edda, describing the creation and […]
How Powerful is Artificial Intelligence? (London, UK)
Many people are concerned about the frightening power of algorithms, ‘big data’ and the possibility of a world so dominated by machines that humans become devalued. In a talk entitled […]