Tag: Philosophy
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 […]
Women in Philosophy – online panel for Women’s History Month (USA/Canada)
New Acropolis schools in Chicago, Boston, and Canada, celebrated Women’s History Month, honoring women philosophers across times and nations. More than 70 people participated in this online panel, in which […]
“Camões and Dante, faithful to love and rebirth”. (Oeiras-Cascais, Portugal)
Organized by New Acropolis Oeiras-Cascais, the Jaime Cortesão History Center and the Amigos do Parque dos Poetas association, and in commemoration of the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante […]
Philosophy Meeting: “Allegory of the Cave”. (Braga, Portugal)
New Acropolis held a Philosophy Meeting, in its new facilities in Braga, covering the origins of philosophy with Plato and the theme “Allegory of the Cave: Being authentic in a […]
Exhibition and lecture: “Jorge Angel Livraga, the philosopher of Concord” (Lisbon, Portugal)
New Acropolis celebrated World Philosophy Day with a special activity, the exhibition entitled “Jorge Angel Livraga, the philosopher of Concord”, where the multiple facets that he developed throughout his life […]
Practical philosophy workshops inspired by the Stoics (Marseille, France)
The New Acropolis center in Marseille honored the practices of Stoic philosophy. In Athens, Zeno of Citium gave his classes under a colonnade of the Agora called the “Painted Portico” […]
The Inner Superpower (Boston/Chicago, USA)
On November a collaborative online workshop was hosted by Boston and Chicago where members presented their superheroes with their respective super powers. Investigation on how they are relevant to our […]
Foodsaving – Transition needs a practical mind (Germany)
There is no use merely talking about change and the transition towards a better world with sustainability and caring about nature. It also needs a practical mind to get things […]
“Ubuntu – From Me to We” (Johannesburg, South-Africa and Chicago, USA)
The New Acropolis Schools of Johannesburg and Chicago hosted a World Philosophy Day online event about Ubuntu. Participants from different parts of the US and South Africa listened to presentations […]
