Category: World Philosophy Day
World Philosophy Day (Bulgaria)
New Acropolis Bulgaria celebrated World Philosophy Day by organizing the traditional “philosophical reading” event open to the public. Participants’ reading of excerpts by Stoics Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius led […]
Lecture: “More Plato and less Whatsapp” (Montevideo, Uruguay)
New Acropolis offered a lecture to commemorate World Philosophy Day, under the auspices of UNESCO, and addressed the following topics: – Highlights of Platonic philosophy – The Myth of the Cave […]
A night in the School of Athens, on World Philosophy Day (Panama)
On World Philosophy Day, the love of wisdom united us to honor the famous philosophers represented in Raphael’s fresco ‘The School of Athens’.
‘Philosophy on the Square’ on World Philosophy Day (Podgorica, Montenegro)
Croatia commemorated World Philosophy Day with a varied program of activities; one of them was holding an information booth in a city square, where interested citizens had the opportunity to […]
Record attendance at the third Long Night of Philosophy (Austria)
With more than 2,000 visitors, this year’s Long Night on the occasion of UNESCO’s World Philosophy Day attracted record attendance. 56 events were held at night across eight Austrian cities; they […]
Wisdom in myths and fairy tales (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Celebration of World Philosophy Day in Bratislava with two lectures on the symbolism of myths and fairy tales, highlighting the importance of mythological tradition and the symbolism hidden behind the […]
“Philosophy Week: A Tribute to World Philosophy Day” (Cordoba, Argentina)
We gave brief TED type talks on different topics such as: “The allegory of the cave: Philosophy that breaks chains”; “Philosophy and Education: knowing how to live”; “Philosophy and Art: […]
Talk ‘About Human Dignity’ on World Philosophy Day (Cadiz, Spain)
Talk on human dignity, its various features and facets, by Helena Correas, director of New Acropolis Cadiz, to commemorate World Philosophy Day.
World Philosophy Day (Tirana, Albania)
New Acropolis Tirana commemorated World Philosophy Day with an evening dedicated to the greatest philosophers of all time. From the West with Plato and Aristotle – highlighting similarities and differences […]
World Philosophy Day 2018 in (Seul, South Korea)
New Acropolis South Korea celebrated the World Philosophy Day 2018 with an inspiring event by the name of “Dignity and Happiness”. During the event, the participants heard a lecture and […]
