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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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Online Talk: The Language of Symbols (London, UK)
This online talk, given by our speaker Julian Scott, explained how symbols – just like written language – express meaning, often at a deeper level than rational expression. The evening[…] -
A Philosophical Look at Life and Death (Brazil)
Talk entitled “A philosophical look at life and death”, streamed on New Acropolis You Tube Channel, a very relevant topic addressed by many traditions, always posing a deep reflection by all[…] -
Philosophy Night (Zurich, Switzerland)
Online premiere Philosophy is never in lockdown… as demonstrated at this year’s Long Night of Philosophy, which not only celebrated its fifth anniversary, but also its online premiere. It was[…]
Culture
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Tai Chi Chuan program at Cafetalón Park (Santa Tecla, El Salvador)
Tai Chi Chuan program for patients suffering from Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other disorders, at the mental health unit of San Rafael Hospital. The program was promoted by the director of[…] -
Online seminar: Sacred Architecture: Symbolism and interpretation keys (Belgrano, Argentina)
New Acropolis presented via a virtual platform the online seminar: Sacred Architecture: Symbolism and keys of interpretation. Professor Gustavo Porras addressed the topic of Sacred Architecture, its symbolism, meaning and[…] -
Mayan Wisdom – Mini-Course (Chicago, USA)
“The mathematical, astronomical and chronological knowledge of the Mayans (…) was seen a way of linking with the sacred, while the stars and time itself are divine energies that influence[…]
Volunteering
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Food donation (Belgium)
Members of New Acropolis participated in the food donation campaign organized by a local group that works for the benefit of disadvantaged children and young people. -
Help to the earthquake victims in Elassona (Attica, Greece)
Members and friends of the philosophical & cultural organization New Acropolis, after consultation with the authorities in the Municipality of Elassona, collected food, cleaning supplies, blankets and other basic necessities,[…] -
Collection and delivery of school supplies for the indigenous population of Chumico (Costa Rica)
Boys and girls in Chumico started their school year with the necessary supplies! Working towards SDG Goal #4 we helped generate inclusive and equitable education by delivering notebooks, pencils, and[…]
Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.
Goethe
Philosophy
Participants in our advanced program of philosophy.
Culture
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Volunteering
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LIBRARY
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Racism, a Product of Modernity
Racism can be expressed and experienced on different levels. Not knowing how to value another race or another religion is part of an ethical conception of racism. This is a relatively recent phenomenon. It appears in the Renaissance and especially develops in the 18th and 19th centuries. Non acceptance has always existed; in this regard, […]
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Fear and the Stages of Life
We live in a world of lasers, particle accelerators, satellite image transmission, mainframe computers and microchips, and many other things so unique to this era. At the same time, however, we live with our desires, passions, defects and virtues, with our universal and timeless fears, typical of every human being and of all times. And […]
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Sport Hunting – a Consensual Crime
Since the earliest times our current level of research can reach, man has made hunting one of his primary activities. Human groups, today considered primitive (although there is a reasonable possibility that they are actually the worn-down remains of other civilizations, which having completed their biological cycle have been buried in an oblivion that is […]
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To Freedom: Mastering our Tools
In recent years we seem to see an increasing number of people across the world calling to sharpen the fine boundary between technology employed to serve humanity, and that which takes over our freedom. We have smart phones and watches that make our lives easier, or sometimes more complicated… leaving users sometimes lesser and lesser […]
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