The Greek Philosophical Society
The 23rd World Congress of Philosophy
Athens 2013
Athens 2013
Press Conference - Invitation
The GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY has the pleasure of inviting you to a Press Conference in October 16, 12:00-14:00, at the Cultural Center of the University of Athens “Kostis Palamas Building” (Academias 48-Sina) for the official announcement of the undertaking by Greece of the organization of the 23rd WORLD CONGRESS OF PHILOSOPHY in Athens, in the year 2013.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time, in a period of more than a century, that this honorary distinction has been bestowed upon Greece, the country which gave birth to Philosophy. Since 1900 the World Congress of Philosophy has been hosted by all the big cities of the world: Paris (1900, 1937), Boston (1926), Geneva (1940, Heidelberg (1906), Bologna (1911), (1924), Naples Oxford (1930), Prague (1934), Amsterdam (1948), Brussels (1953), Venice (1958), Mexico (1963), Vienna (1968), Varna (1973), Düsseldorf (1978), Montreal (1983), Brighton (1988), Moscow (1993), Istanbul (2003) and Seoul (2008).
The organization of the 23rd World Congress of Philosophy in Greece is an exceptional event, as it offers to the international philosophical community the unique opportunity to meet in the city of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum, highlighting a cultural heritage shared with all the world.
It is clear that the organization of such a large scale WORLD CONGRESS OF PHILOSOPHY—estimated at 3000 participants—requires the moral and financial support of all those related to Philosophy, Education and Culture: the State, the Private Institutions and the Media. Above all, it requires the support of each one of us individually. We extend a warm invitation to the public to attend our Press Conference on the 16th of October.
ON BEHALF OF THE GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
The President
Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou
Professor, University of Thessaloniki
The Secretary General
Petros Gemtos
Professor, University of Athens
See also WCP 2008
