Acropolis NewsTag: philosophy
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 […]
Gratitude in Action – Thanksgiving Dinner (Chicago, USA)
Inspired by Thanksgiving, members and friends of the New Acropolis school in Chicago met to dine and discuss the meaning of gratitude in the context of the theme “Gratitude in […]
«Watching the Sky» (Viseu, Portugal)
New Acropolis with the collaboration and support of the municipality of Viseu, carried out the activity “Watching the sky” in the beautiful scenery of the “Quinta da Cruz”. In a […]
“The Pilgrim Pastor” (Porto, Portugal)
The Poetry group of New Acropolis Porto, with the support of the town hall, presented a recital on The Pilgrim Pastor. The enchanting garden of the Marta Ortigão Sampaio House-Museum, […]
New Acropolis ‘Book Club’ (Tirana, Albania)
During their forth encounter, the ‘Book Club’ discussed the work of Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, the story of a hero who tries to restore lost values to […]
“Empowering real change” a debate in collaboration with the Indian Express newspaper (Mumbai, India)
New Acropolis Mumbai organized a debate entitled “Empowering real change”, in collaboration with the Indian Express newspaper. Speakers included the educator and environmental specialist Sonam Wangchuk, the philanthropist Tsarina Screwvala […]
Philosophy in the streets of Montreal (Canada)
In the Eastern philosophies, Tibetans had a symbolic image to express how our fears, our limitations are illusions. They spoke of “paper doors.” We can think we are surrounded by […]