Tag: Marcus Aurelius
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 […]
Changing postponing into proactiveness – Navigating our era’s difficult waters (Practical philosophy series) – Philosophical workshop (Taipei, Taiwan)
On our 2nd workshop “Navigating our era’s difficult waters” we discussed our tendency of postponing things in life. We searched for the deeper root of why we postpone and what […]
Field trip to Carnuntum (Hungary)
Members of New Acropolis organized a trip to Carnuntum (now Bad Deustch-Altenburg and Petronell in Austria), once part of the Roman Empire. A group of thirty-five people visited the site […]
Happy birthday, Marcus Aurelius! (Yekaterinburg, Russia)
Philosophic marathon in social media “If I were Marcus Aurelius”, where within a week everyone could try some elements of stoic lifestyle, considering the phrases of the Marcus Aurelius’ diary, […]
Marcus Aurelius: The Strength of the Spirit (Sofia, Bulgaria)
New Acropolis organized an online lecture dedicated to Marcus Aurelius and the 1900th anniversary of his birth. The lecture touched upon topics such as how to make our souls strong […]
Celebration of Marcus Aurelius’ 1900th Birthday (Chicago, USA)
“Live in harmony with everything around you, and love – without reservations and conditions – those with whom you work.” (Marcus Aurelius) New Acropolis hosted a celebration for Marcus Aurelius’s […]
Marcus Aurelius – humanism as medicine (Zagreb, Croatia)
An online lecture entitled Marcus Aurelius – Humanism as medicine was held at the New Acropolis. The thoughts of this Roman emperor-philosopher presented humanistic ideas of human dignity, the importance […]
Celebrating Annual Stoic Week (Chicago, USA)
New Acropolis celebrated its third annual Stoic week with a Greek style dinner and a lively discussion about the timeless Stoic book “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius. Volunteers of New Acropolis […]
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 […]
