Tag: wisdom
Stolen Focus Workshop (Boston)
Our guest instructor brought key takeaways from Johann Hari’s book Stolen Focus, where we learned how to consciously direct our focus, foster deeper connections, and nurture greater mental well-being.
The most popular ‘Little Prince’ wisdom (Nuremberg, Germany)
Shortly after the International Art Day, the theatre group of New Acropolis Nuremberg was invited to perform again The Little Prince and his new adventures during an alternative festival called […]
To see clearly in the sea of information – Navigating our era’s difficult waters (Practical philosophy series) – Philosophical workshop (Taipei, Taiwan)
We opened our new series “Navigating our era’s difficult waters” with a workshop that allowed us to practice the difference between knowledge (information/data) and wisdom (experience). In our current overwhelming […]
Capture the Decisive Moment (Australia)
Thank you to Pierre Poulain for sharing your insights and experience in an eye-opener lecture. “Capture the decisive moment” was a great opportunity to uncover the connection between philosophy and […]
New Acropolis celebrates fifth Long Night of Philosophy (Germany)
For the fifth time his year, NA Germany offered its online platform “Long Night of Philosophy” to invite institutions and individuals of varied provenance to jointly promote once again the […]
Online Talk: The Art of Making Wise Choices (London, UK)
Making wise choices is an art and a skill that has always been challenging. Today it seems like we are faced with more choices and options than ever before. During […]
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 […]
“Monkey mind” and the art of concentration (Munich, Germany)
Public lecture on the Art of Concentration as taught by Buddhism from ancient times: as an introduction, participants learned why Buddhists refer to the human mind as “monkey mind” and […]
The Beaubien Theater hosts the celebration of World Philosophy Day by New Acropolis (Montreal, Canada)
In commemoration of World Philosophy Day, New Acropolis Montreal organized an event with two guest speakers, neuroscience researcher Dr. Mario Beauregard and Denis Bricnet, Director of New Acropolis Canada. Close […]
