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Philosophy
Philosophy, when it is practical, is educational. It helps us to know ourselves and to improve ourselves. To be a philosopher is a way of life committed to the best aspirations of humanity. Read More
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Volunteering
Volunteering is the natural expression of a spirit of union with life and humanity, which manifests in the practice of values such as unselfishness, commitment and striving for the common good. Read More
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Philosophy
Philosophy, when it is practical, is educational. It helps us to know ourselves and to improve ourselves. To be a philosopher is a way of life committed to the best aspirations of humanity. Read More
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Volunteering
Volunteering is the natural expression of a spirit of union with life and humanity, which manifests in the practice of values such as unselfishness, commitment and striving for the common good. Read More
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Volunteering
Volunteering is the natural expression of a spirit of union with life and humanity, which manifests in the practice of values such as unselfishness, commitment and striving for the common good. Read More
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Philosophy
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Talk: Stoics, philosophy for difficult times (Bolivia)
We continued to support the national quarantine #Quedateencasa with a talk on “The Stoics, Philosophy for Difficult Times”. Presenters and participants shared insightful reflections – very appropriate at this very[…] -
Philosophical conversations around Plato (Cluj Napoca and Oradea, Romania)
During the month of April, volunteers from the Cluj Napoca and Oradea branches held philosophical conversations – as a Plato-based seminar, through an online platform. In the first part, participants[…] -
Philosophical breakfast (Costa Rica)
A Sunday morning gathering to deepen and reflect on diverse philosophical topics, while sharing a delicious typical Costa Rican breakfast. This activity was carried out by students from one of[…]
Culture
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Live lecture – “Kant and the Kingdom of Purposes” (Constanta, Romania)
New Acropolis presented a live lecture on Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy. Based on Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, the lecture presented the Kantian logical approach on the morals, the[…] -
Medieval Fair (Montevideo, Uruguay)
We participated in the Medieval Fair held at Pittamiglio Castle in Montevideo, where New Acropolis offered talks, a concert of medieval music and an exhibition of archaeological reproductions. -
Virtual Reading Circle (Bolivia)
New Acropolis Bolivia encourages reading through a Reading Circle with virtual meetings where everyone contributes comments and reflections drawn from different books. On this occasion the selected work was Joseph[…]
Volunteering
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Voluntary blood donation (Athens, Greece)
With a warm response to the needs for blood, a voluntary blood donation was carried out in April, by the members of the New Acropolis. Volunteering is an act of[…] -
“Resistiré”, a message of hope (Valencia, Spain)
New Acropolis Valencia joins the messages of encouragement and solidarity in these difficult moments of confinement. A video that awakens smiles and becomes a hymn to hope. -
Voluntary activity in the pandemic (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
In March, several members from the New Acropolis branch Cluj-Napoca have started to prepare foods for the people from the disadvantaged neighborhoods, together with the Hot Meal Organization supported by[…]
Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?
Maurice Freehill
Philosophy
Participants in our advanced program of philosophy.
Culture
Libraries with open reading programs.
Volunteering
Volunteers worldwide
LIBRARY
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Altruism Exists, and We Need to Cultivate it
There are two quotes from the book Altruism – the Science and Psychology of Kindness by Matthieu Ricard that sum up what is wrong with our world. “To change what we do because something is going to happen in one hundred years is, I would say, profoundly weird.” This was a comment made by the […]
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Motivations
This subject can be looked at from two angles: being motivated or being unmotivated. Both are expressions that we hear about every day, on different occasions and in relation to many aspects of life. Motivation or lack of motivation affect everyone, including those who have the teachings of a Philosophical Ideal available to them, but […]
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Stability in Crisis
It might seem that the crisis which is shaking our present civilization throughout the world and on so many fronts is something typical of our time and of enormous magnitude. However, if we look carefully, we will find crises at any time in history, and we will discover that philosophers have always examined their deeper […]
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Tutankhamun in London
Probably the most famous of ancient Egypt’s pharaohs today, Tutankhamun was a small and short-lived king, who reigned for only ten years and died at the age of 18, in marked contrast to the later Ramses the Great, who reigned for 66 years and died in his nineties. Tutankhamun (1342 1325 BC) was one […]
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