Category: Promotion of Philosophy
Lecture ‘Plato in the times of Facebook’ (Costa Rica)
The central branch of New Acropolis Costa Rica, gave a talk with the peculiar title “Plato in the times of Facebook” by Hernán Sánchez Barro, director of New Acropolis in Costa Rica. […]
‘Open Mic’ Project: “Thirst, longing… at times we also need a heart” (Moscow, Central Russia)
“When we are thirsty, we cannot think of anything except water”, but the nature of this thirst could be different. The thirst for water also means to hope, to dream, to […]
New Acropolis at the Career Fair (Tirana, Albania)
New Acropolis Tirana, participated in the Career Fair organized by the Faculty of Economy of University of Tirana. This event was an opportunity for students to get to know New Acropolis’ […]
10th Philosophy Week (Niterói, RJ, Brazil)
New Acropolis Niteroi (Rio de Janeiro-Brazil) participated in the Fair of Student Practices of Estácio Univeristy, to disseminate information about the 10th Philosophy Week, this Edition under the title The Philosophers […]
Plato’s ‘myth of the cave’, theatrical performance (Warsaw, Poland)
New Acropolis presented at the Orion cultural center of Warsaw a staging of Plato’s myth of the cave, an adaptation of the popular Platonic dialogue from the Republic. The theatrical performance gave […]
‘The Art of Conversation … or Socratic dialogues’ (Warsaw, Poland)
In the public library of Warsaw, New Acropolis volunteers have been carrying out a series of meetings open to the public with the title The Art of Conversation … or Socratic […]
Plato Reading Day (Charlotte, USA)
New Acropolis Charlotte organized its first annual reading activity dedicated to Plato. In addition to reading the dialogues, participants ‘debated’ on them and they provided their own insights, and received a […]
New Acropolis European summer workshop in Austria
Members of New Acropolis in England, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria participated in an intensive summer workshop. Participants worked together on strategies and concepts relating to the contribution […]
New Acropolis at River Festival 2015 (USA)
In what was an inspiring expression of community, the people of Somerville and Cambridge came together to celebrate the River Festival. Cultures from across the globe wove through the streets to […]
Lecture: ‘Philosophy and the Science of Happiness’ (Morelia and Mexico City, Mexico)
The lecture ‘Philosophy and the Science of Happiness’ was held in the cities of Morelia and Mexico City. The lecture discussed the factors that determine happiness and also addressed the following questions: […]
