Category: World Philosophy Day
World Philosophy Day (USA)
We celebrated International World Philosophy Day by highlighting Stoic teachings from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus. Despite the heavy rain, we had an enthusiastic discussion around ideas about Stoic philosophy […]
New Acropolis, a School of Philosophy for the 21st Century (Quito, Ecuador)
Conference: ‘New Acropolis, a School of Philosophy for the 21st Century’. Leonardo Santelices Founder of New Acropolis in Ecuador shares with the community the objective and relevance of the different […]
Round table «Living with dignity» (Saint-Petersburg, Russia North)
The purpose of the Round Table was to actualize the importance of human dignity as a milestone in professional activity, problem solving and overcoming contradictions between people. We found ourselves […]
How to turn from “I” into “We”? (Russia)
Three events, almost 60 participants and many important discoveries — this was a result of our second Philosophy Day. At the lecture “How […]
Socrates knew nothing. And you? (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Philosophy Days in St. Petersburg’s “New Acropolis” began with the search for criteria of a decent life. School of philosophy offers not only lectures, but also many other means that […]
Philosophy Day (Slovenia)
Every year we remember the philosophical heritage on Unesco’s World Philosophy Day. To honor it, New Acropolis in Slovenia organized two events, that happened on November 21st. In Ljubljana, a […]
Unity through diversity – World Day of Philosophy at NA (Germany)
In open interactive workshops, speakers posed fundamental questions and encouraged discussions. Topics were: “Kant’s journey to the stars”: What can I know, what may I hope for? “Stoic Skills”: […]
Plato in the Modern Age? Why not! (Plzen, Czech Republic)
New Acropolis Plzen organized an event to commemorate the World Philosophy Day. The event was called “Plato in the Modern Age? Why not!” Visitors first learned about Plato’s ideas and […]
“Matrix – Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” (Liberec, Czech Republic)
New Acropolis Liberec organized a short play called “Matrix – Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” as a part of the World Philosophy Day celebrations. As the name suggests it combines […]
Navigating towards unity: philosophy, wisdom and humanism in a world in disarray (Brussels, Belgium)
In a context where divisions seem to be growing, a conference organized by Nouvelle Acropole Belgique brought together a large, committed audience eager to find answers to the challenges of […]
