Friday 20 November 2015

19th NOV 2015 WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY

World Philosophy Day

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World Philosophy Day was proclaimed by UNESCO to be celebrated every 3rd Thursday of November. It was first celebrated on 21 November 2002. In 2015, the Day is due to 19 November.
By celebrating World Philosophy Day each year, on the third Thursday of November, UNESCO underlines the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each individual. UNESCO has always been closely linked to philosophy, not speculative or normative philosophy, but critical questioning which enables it to give meaning to life and action in the international context.
In establishing World Philosophy Day in 2005, UNESCO’s General Conference highlighted the importance of this discipline, especially for young people, underlining that “philosophy is a discipline that encourages critical and independent thought and is capable of working towards a better understanding of the world and promoting tolerance and peace”. UNESCO's General Conference was convinced that “the institutionalization of Philosophy Day at UNESCO as ‘World Philosophy Day’ would win recognition for and give strong impetus to philosophy and, in particular, to the teaching of philosophy in the world”.

External links[edit]

  • http://www.unesco.org/shs/eng/philosophyday.shtml
  • http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7760&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
  • http://www.unesco.ru/eng/articles/2004/serhio18112004083811.php
  • http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/philosophy/philosophy-day-at-unesco/

World Philosophy Day
19 November 2015

Background

Philosophy Day has been celebrated by UNESCO every year since 2002, on the third Thursday of November, both at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and other cities around the world. The General Conference of UNESCO established World Philosophy Day in 2005. UNESCO’s objective is to promote an international culture of philosophical debate that respects human dignity and diversity. The Day encourages academic exchange and highlights the contribution of philosophical knowledge in addressing global issues.

Why a Philosophy Day?

Many thinkers state that “astonishment” is the root of philosophy. Indeed, philosophy stems from humans’ natural tendency to be astonished by themselves and the world in which they live.
This field, which sees itself as a form of “wisdom”, teaches us to reflect on reflection itself, to continually question well-established truths, to verify hypotheses and to find conclusions.
For centuries, in every culture, philosophy has given birth to concepts, ideas and analyses, and, through this, has set down the basis for critical, independent and creative thought.
UNESCO’s Philosophy Day allowed this institution to celebrate, in particular, the importance of philosophical reflection, and to encourage people all over the world to share their philosophical heritage with each other.
For UNESCO, philosophy provides the conceptual bases of principles and values on which world peace depends: democracy, human rights, justice, and equality.
Philosophy helps consolidate these authentic foundations of peaceful coexistence.
Over seventy countries, including twenty-five in Africa, celebrated the first two Philosophy Days which offered everyone, regardless of their culture, the opportunity to think about different questions such as: “Who are we as individuals and as a world community?” It is up to us to reflect upon the state of the world and determine whether it corresponds to our ideals of justice and equality. It is up to us to ask ourselves whether our society is living according to the ethical and moral norms of our great Declarations.
This Philosophy Day thus provided us with the occasion to ask ourselves questions that are often forgotten: “What do we neglect to think about?” “Which intolerable realities do we get used to?”
Spiritualism
The Serenity Association is part of a well established religious tradition, called Spiritualism, which is the science (knowing through demonstration), philosophy (love of knowledge and learning), and religion (reverence to live as purely and truly as we know how) of continuous life.  Many fine organizations and churches serve this beautiful religion.  The following teachings represent the key aspects of Serenity's understanding of Spiritualism, which are followed by excerpts from the Living Light philosophy.

It teaches personal responsibility.

It demonstrates that death is not the end of life but a change of condition of the individual consciousness.  It removes all fear of death, which is but a door to the loving spirit world.

It teaches that man is spirit and has a body and mind with which to work for his soul's purpose of gaining understanding here on earth.  It teaches that man's spirit is the spark of Divinity which dwells in all living things.

It brings to the surface man's spiritual talents, such as inspiration, intuition, clairvoyance, and healing powers.

It teaches that every spirit will progress through the ages to an unfoldment, sublime and glorious.  It teaches us to be patient with ourselves and the world that is around us, for the earth is young in experience and the cycles of its development are far from complete.  Patience is the greatest wisdom.  The spiritual life must be learned and earned.

It teaches that God is not one individual but all individuals. This Divine Intelligence is expressing through every form of life on the earth and in the etheric realms as well.  We are individualizing within the God-consciousness which supplies generative power for the universe. This great play of life is unfolding so that the whole can know itself.

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