Category: Promotion of Philosophy
Participation in the Kanagawa Minato Festa 2022 (Yokohama, Japan)
New Acropolis Yokohama participated in the Kanagawa Minato Festa, an event held at the Kanagawa Public Hall near the JR Higashi-Kanagawa Station, which involves showing and explaining the daily activities […]
Talk: “The 3 Gunas” (Guatemala, Guatemala)
Borrowing ideas from the millenary text Bhagavad Gita, this talk dealt with the 3 states of matter, or Gunas (rajas, tamas and satva) and Right Action (for overcoming attachment). The […]
Workshop: Art of Decision-Making (Australia)
Dynamic and interactive workshop around the Art of making decisions. And it is that sometimes, seven breaths are too many to make the right decision… It was a fun experience […]
The “National Festival of Active Philosophy” (Bologna, Italy)
Cosmos, pop culture and mythology: Philosophy resides in anything! This is the message that the volunteers of New Acropolis Bologna launched during the 4th edition of the “National Festival of […]
New Acropolis took part in the Festival “We are from Ukraine” (Vinnytsya, Ukraine)
The festival “We are from Ukraine” united active residents of Vinnytsya and internally displaced persons (IDPs) who moved to this city because of war. The residents of Vinnytsia shared their […]
Tributes and Presentations of modern and ancient philosophers (Greece – Herakleion, Kallithea)
This Autumn was dedicated to talks and tributes to ancient and contemporary Philosophy. The presentations were followed by interactive discussions with the audience. Tribute to the Philosopher Schopenhauer (Heraklion, […]
Conference about Freedom (Belgium)
We all recognize freedom as an essential value. However, what is freedom and how it can be achieved has always been, and is still, a matter of debate. Many conceptions […]
Can we determine our future? (‘The mystery of time’ series) – Philosophical workshop (Taipei, Taiwan)
The mystery of time… In this 3rd and last activity we discussed the immortal question of “can we effect our future, or is it already predetermined?” We practiced our imagination […]
Lectures on Teachers of Wisdom (Belgium)
Three talks were given on the teachings of three masters of wisdom: Confucius, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Parmenides.
A philosophical discussion of freedom (Budapest, Hungary)
A good group of participants attended a FILO-Café discussion entitled “Being Free” in a cozy Budapest café. This was the debut event for a newly launched programme series that aims […]
