Category: Cultural Activities
Talk: How to tackle the new Dark Ages (Alicante, Spain)
New Acropolis Alicante offered a talk entitled “How to tackle the new dark ages” delivered by Miguel Luis González, a philosophy teacher. Miguel Luis González started his talk by making […]
15th ‘Images for Thought’ Photography Contest (El Salvador)
The International Organization New Acropolis held the photography Contest “Imágenes Para Pensar” (Images for Thought). Its fifteenth edition was entitled “Reflections of my Land” which sought to show, through different […]
The Inner Superpower (Boston/Chicago, USA)
On November a collaborative online workshop was hosted by Boston and Chicago where members presented their superheroes with their respective super powers. Investigation on how they are relevant to our […]
“Worlds elsewhere” – Exceptional conference by Trinh Xuan Thuan (Paris, France)
New Acropolis Paris had the great honor to welcome, in collaboration with cultural center La Passerelle, the astrophysicist and writer Trinh Xuan Thuan for an exceptional conference on the occasion […]
Literature Club for Philosophers: Seneca, “Peace of Mind” (Sofia, Bulgaria)
New Acropolis hosted a new edition of the Literature Club for Philosophers. The participants discussed the ideas enshrined into Seneca’s dialogue “Peace of Mind” and learned what the best ways […]
On-line lecture on alchemy (Czech Republic)
New Acropolis held an on-line lecture focused on alchemists on the court of the emperor Rudolph II. Over thirty listeners tuned in to learn more not only about the alchemists […]
Commemoration of King Alfonso X the Wise on World Library Day (Madrid, Spain)
In commemoration of World Library Day, the Seneca Library organized an activity on the life and work of Alfonso X the Wise, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of his birth. […]
Online lecture on the topic “How to handle our fear” (Slovakia)
The international organization New Akropolis organized an lecture on the topic “How to handle our fear”. In these difficult times, the question is more than actual. Fear is one of […]
Field trip to Carnuntum (Hungary)
Members of New Acropolis organized a trip to Carnuntum (now Bad Deustch-Altenburg and Petronell in Austria), once part of the Roman Empire. A group of thirty-five people visited the site […]
The Meaning of Halloween (Kyoto, Japan)
Even though nowadays Halloween might be only seen as a fun costume day an opportunity for trick or treating, as philosophers, we always try to go back to the origins […]