Category: Promotion of Philosophy
Lecture: “The art of living and being happy” (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
“Finding a meaning to our actions is a key factor to achieve happiness”, explained Rafael Orante, director of the urban center of New Acropolis Próceres.
Lecture: How to give meaning to our life? (Russia)
The human being has always sought answers to the most relevant questions. One of the most important is the meaning of life. Do all our victories and satisfactions, our pain and our […]
“The Story of a Mural. Raphael, the School of Athens” (Volgograd, Central Russia)
The mural of The School of Athens is only one of the four that make up the series of la Stanza della Segnatura, a room to sign documents in the Vatican. The […]
Open event: “Aristotle and Happiness” (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
“Happiness is the conquest of virtues” explained Berta Zabala, from New Acropolis Tegucigalpa, during the open event whereby were discussed the ideas of Aristotle and how to achieve happiness through the fostering […]
“Philosophical dilemmas”: open debates (Athens, Greece)
New Acropolis Athens continues the series of debates entitled “Philosophical dilemmas”. At every debate the speakers present the characteristics of different philosophical perspectives pertaining to famous philosophers and actively discuss them […]
New edition of “Street Delivery”, an encounter with Art (Timisoara, Romania)
This year’s edition of ‘Street Delivery’ brought together artists and skilled artisans. New Acropolis volunteers organized several workshops for all those interested, including the creation of textile dolls, handmade jewelry such as […]
“Empowering real change” a debate in collaboration with the Indian Express newspaper (Mumbai, India)
New Acropolis Mumbai organized a debate entitled “Empowering real change”, in collaboration with the Indian Express newspaper. Speakers included the educator and environmental specialist Sonam Wangchuk, the philanthropist Tsarina Screwvala […]
Plato stars in World Philosophy Day (Charlotte, USA)
New Acropolis carried out a fun and practical activity at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, which had as protagonist Plato and his teachings. Participants listened to texts by […]
“Education to Happiness”: a debate in the context of World Philosophy Day (Chicago, USA)
In collaboration with the National Hellenic Museum, New Acropolis Chicago commemorated the 2400th Anniversary of the birth of Aristotle with a ’round table’ that discussed the topic of ‘Education to […]
New ‘Book Club’ meeting (Tirana, Albania)
New Acropolis Tirana organized another book club meeting, an opportunity to share and discuss big ideas through different times. The book of the month was The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck, […]
