Category: Philosophy
World Philosophy Day (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Tribute to World Philosophy Day in Montevideo, where a talk was given on how to overcome the problems of life. Each of the speakers spoke about a different philosopher and […]
“Philosophy returns to unite”. World Philosophy Day (Athens, Greece)
With “a big thank you for contributing to Philosophy’s return”, the Director of New Acropolis in Greece, Maria Jimenez Plana, welcomed the participants at the open discussion on World Philosophy Day, […]
World Philosophy Day: ‘A rendez-vous with Aristotle’ (Bratislava, Košice, Slovakia)
On the occasion of World Philosophy Day, New Acropolis Slovakia hosted in two cities an evening dedicated to Aristotle, given the 2400th anniversary of the philosopher’s birth. The activity included a lecture […]
Philosophy for Living: Commemorative lecture on World Philosophy Day (Mumbai, India)
To celebrate World Philosophy Day, New Acropolis in Mumbai hosted a talk titled ‘Philosophy for Living’ presented by National Director Yaron Barzilay, at the Indian Express Gallery. With the participation of […]
Prize-giving ceremony for the Photography and Poetry and Short Story Competitions (El Salvador)
As part of its activities for World Philosophy Day, New Acropolis held a prize-giving ceremony for its Photography Competition on the theme “Images to make us think” and the Poetry […]
World Philosophy Day, “Beauty is possible!” (Milan, Italy)
A special event took place in the lecture hall of the University of Milano-Bicocca, where volunteers, artists and students celebrated the five years of the Project “CosiMiPiace” (“Now I Like […]
World Philosophy Day (Tel Aviv, Israel)
This year the commemoration of World Philosophy Day had as theme ‘come as you are’, according to Rumi’s famous saying, and consisted of a series of short TED- style lectures, […]
Interview on Radio Tirana (Tirana, Albania)
New Acropolis Tirana took part in a program on Radio Tirana discussing youth in Albania. The interview focused on the three main areas developed by New Acropolis: Philosophy, Culture, and Volunteering, and […]
Lecture: “Utopia: the history of an idea and its importance in our changing times” (London, United Kingdom)
On the 500th anniversary of the publication of Thomas More’s book Utopia, the Director of New Acropolis UK, Sabine Leitner, presented an evening inspired by […]
New Acropolis Cordoba celebrates World Philosophy Day (Argentina)
New Acropolis Cordoba celebrated World Philosophy Day in the Square of Philosophers, located at the National University of the city. Friends and volunteers participated in a fun philosophical evening, engaging […]
