Academy of Plato, Paths to Knowledge

Abstract

Introduction to the project in the context of the operation “Academy of Plato – Development of knowledge and innovative ideas”, in the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning 2007-2013”’. The underlying purpose of this project is to create links between the present day and the spirit and significance of the Academy of Plato as a place of research and learning, a place where not only philosophers, orators and politicians, but also ordinary members of the public, came together to learn, to debate, to reason and to explore new ideas. The intention is to make this a place for discussion of the problems of our own age, a place dedicated not only to knowledge and political thought, but also to the development of the personality and the encouragement of active citizenship. At the same time the project also seeks to highlight local history and its importance to the present day, while showcasing the archaeological site and laying out specially planned itineraries or ‘trails’ dedicated to the approach to knowledge and the cultivation of contemporary citizenship.