Introduction
When there are questions, there is no choice but to ask. When Socrates said, “I only know that I know nothing,” he did not say it to settle for knowing nothing. It is an acknowledgment of what is unknown, but also a starting point: “I will know more because I need to understand more.”
It is then that Philosophy becomes useful, practical, and necessary, for it is the great educator; it is what teaches us. We may not become wise, but at least we will have fewer fears, fewer doubts than we had before; we may not see the Great Truth, but we will begin to have some certainties.
A good education shapes and transforms both ourselves and the societies in which we live.
World Philosophy Day
In 2022, New Acropolis joined the UNESCO-proclaimed celebration in November with a common theme for its more than 400 branches worldwide: THE LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLS.
Approached from various angles, we aimed to unravel this universal language of symbols that, transcending all languages, speaks to us humans about the universality of our inner reality.
Through conferences, workshops, interviews, theater, music, book clubs, and congresses, around 22,930 people gathered in person, eager to learn and, above all, share the same philosophical concerns with others.
We collaborated with over a hundred partners, creating spaces and building bridges with museums, universities, companies, schools, theaters, renowned philosophers, and other civil society organizations to jointly promote philosophical reflection.
Regarding the audience that attended activities presented through digital media, radio, TV, and exhibition visits, an approximate figure of 254,300 people was reached.
All this confirms the idea that being a philosopher is not the same as studying Philosophy. A Philosophy that is not felt, not loved, a knowledge that does not move us, that does not make us vibrate, what is it for? It is very little. We need our neurons to vibrate, but also our hearts.
According to Prof. Delia Steinberg Guzmán, it is necessary to align what we think, what we feel, and what we do, and when these three elements are in harmony, then we are philosophers.
