International Volunteer Day at the Cour Pétral (Cour Pétral, France)
La Cour Pétral celebrated International Volunteer Day. The event was organised in collaboration with ‘Restos du Cœur’. The day was marked by the generosity of the participants, members of the New...
View ArticleSocrates evening (Bordeaux, France)
In Bordeaux, a group of enthusiasts gathered to immerse themselves in the world of Socrates, guided by two passionate and courageous speakers. A symbol of inner strength, the Greek philosopher always...
View ArticleMoral philosophy in the Disney universe (Strasbourg, France)
The New Acropolis School of Practical Philosophy in Strasbourg hosted a lecture on moral philosophy in the world of Disney films, moderated by volunteer members of the association. Through a...
View ArticleMan and the invisible. The power of symbols (Marseille, France)
In this lecture, Thierry Adda invites us to reconsider our relationship with the invisible, drawing inspiration from the wisdom of traditional civilisations. While our materialistic age tends to deny...
View ArticleThe Adventure of Consciousness: Concentration and Stability in Adversity...
The director of New Acropolis in France, Thierry Adda, gave a lecture at our headquarters in the 5th arrondissement of Paris on the theme of the adventure of consciousness. Thierry Adda opened the...
View ArticleProdigious jazz concert as part of Arts Day (Cour Petral, France)
The association ‘Les amis de la Cour Pétral’, in collaboration with the Jazz Club de France association, organised a concert by the prestigious BACOS HOT 7 CRUISERS orchestra at the Cour Pétral, as...
View ArticleInspiring Arts Day at La Cour Pétral (La Cour Pétral, France)
The Cour Pétral once again vibrated to the rhythm of creativity and craftsmanship on Arts Day. A curious and enthusiastic audience gathered to discover two exciting workshops: mosaics and stone...
View ArticleEarth Day: A tribute to nature with Henry David Thoreau (Bordeaux, France)
An inspiring lecture at Espacio Montméjean To mark Earth Day, a lecture was given at Espacio Montméjean, focusing on the thinking of Henry David Thoreau, the 19th-century American philosopher,...
View ArticleProdigious jazz concert as part of Arts Day (France)
The association “Les amis de la Cour Petral”, in partnership with the Jazz Club de France association, organised a concert featuring the prestigious BACOS HOT 7 CRUISERS orchestra at the Cour Pétral...
View ArticleColloquium : 5 women with exceptional destinies (Montpellier, France)
On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, we celebrate four remarkable personalities: Germaine Tillion, Aung San Suu Kyi, Christiane Singer and Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Resistance...
View ArticleThinking with… The Bhagavad Gita (Marseille, France)
New Acropolis Marseille organised a philosophy workshop led by Danielle Chaillot on the theme ‘Thinking with the Bhagavad Gita’. The workshop gave participants the opportunity to deepen their...
View ArticleToltec wisdom and chivalric initiation, a moral code (Lyon, France)
A lecture by Adeline Albou entitled ‘Toltec wisdom and chivalric initiation’ was held at the New Acropolis school of philosophy in Lyon, in the presence of many participants. The lecturer was inspired...
View ArticleFirst Arts Academy at the Cour Petral (France)
New Acropolis France held its first Academy of the Arts on March. An entire weekend dedicated to the living arts: singing, music, theater, dance, eloquence, poetry, etc., in the former abbey of the...
View ArticleTo be true to oneself or to lose oneself: the philosopher in the face of the...
In an increasingly uncertain world with shifting reference points, philosophy is once again a necessity. The complexity of current political developments, with their democratic crises, international...
View ArticleJamblichus and the Mysteries of Egypt (Montpellier, France)
Thierry Adda, President of New Acropolis France, gave a lecture entitled ‘Jamblichus and the mysteries of Egypt’ at our school in Montpellier in June. Jamblichus was a Neoplatonist of the 3rd century...
View ArticleOlympism, an art of life? (La Cour Pétral, France)
After the passing of the Olympic flame, Léonardo Pelagotti gave a lecture on the theme ‘Olympism, an art of life?’ at the Motel Saint Martin de Verneuil d’Avre et d’Iton. Léonardo Pelagotti presented...
View ArticleEuropean Heritage Days at the Cour Pétral (La Cour Pétral, France)
On the penultimate weekend in September, the Old Abbey welcomed a large number of first-time visitors to the Cour Pétral. Almost three hundred people came for the first time. Other visitors, who had...
View ArticleNight walk to meet the homeless (Paris 11, France)
A tour organised by the New Acropolis Paris association to meet homeless men and women. Smiles and questions were shared during the itineraries and encounters. We set out to explore the meaning of...
View ArticleWith Reza Moghaddassi, we die to our illusions (Biarritz, France).
Why is that? Because each and every one of us, in the wanderings of our imperfect and tragic existence, experienced the One for an instant. This very experience legitimises the mysterious desire that...
View ArticleLecture: Notre-Dame de Paris, the wonders of the sacred (La Cour Pétral, France)
An evening in tribute to the renaissance of Notre-Dame de Paris at the Cour Pétral A conference entitled ‘Notre-Dame de Paris, the wonders of the sacred’ was held at the Cour Pétral. A large number of...
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