Tag: Philosophy
Lecture and book presentation: “The Bhagavad Gita and the inner war” (Lisbon, Portugal)
At the New Acropolis Centre, a lecture entitled The Bhagavad Gita and the Inner War was given by Cláudio Dumont (instructor of New Acropolis Lisbon) and Ricardo Martins (director of […]
The philosophy of chess (Guatemala, Guatemala)
Philosophy can be found in any activity, including sports. This talk was about just that, what aspects do philosophy and chess have in common? At the Centro Historico Centre in […]
How to find a balance in our life? – A Philosophical workshop at Beginning Bookshop (Miaoli, Taiwan)
A philosophical workshop on how can we find a balance in life, does it exist? And how can we practice it? was held at Beginning bookstore in Miaoli. We learned […]
Public Lecture: What worries you today? (Belgrade, Serbia)
In a world where uncertainty has become an everyday occurrence, the question of how to contend with it keeps emerging more and more often. If we return to the Stoic […]
Philosophers against racism (Nuremberg, Germany)
The city of Nuremberg is very much aware of its difficult historical heritage and therefore of its special responsibility whenever it comes to […]
Earth Day Fest (Chicago, USA)
New Acropolis Chicago hosted people from the community to celebrate earth day with two activities: A lecture about the things that a tree can teach us and a hands-on workshop […]
Lecture: “Light on the Path” by Mabel Collins (Famalicão, Portugal)
New Acropolis offered a lecture on the work Light on the Path by Mabel Collins, from the perspective of Jorge Angel Livraga, founder and first director of the International […]
Talk: Viktor Frankl on our Search for Meaning (London, UK)
Viktor Frankl was a world-famous psychologist and concentration camp survivor who realised that what gives human beings the will to live, even in the most difficult circumstances, is a sense […]
Film discussion: “Don’t Look Up” (NÃO OLHEM PARA CIMA) (Portugal)
New Acropolis held a discussion on the film “Don’t Look Up” (“Não Olhem para Cima”), one of the most talked about films in recent times. Five speakers from different Centres […]
Public Lecture: Does man truly evolve? (Belgrade, Serbia)
Looking at countless troubles that keep befalling the world it is logical for a question to arise: if evolution exists, why does the state of the world only worsen? Exactly […]