“On  World  Philosophy  Day,  UNESCO  invites  us  to  celebrate  the  diversity  of  human  thought and to take a philosophical look at the world. Philosophy is not only a thousand-year-old science, nourished by traditions from all over the world; it is a living exercise in questioning and conceiving the world, not only as it is, but also as it could or should be. In  order  to  build  a  better  world,  to  move  towards  an  ideal  of  peace,  we  know  that  we  must adopt a philosophical approach – namely, we must question the flaws of our world, beyond the tumult of crises. Philosophy  is  therefore essential  when  it  comes  to  defining  the  ethical  principles  that  should guide humanity…

Everyone must have the tools of philosophy to reinvent a common world, and from the youngest age. This is also the purpose of World Philosophy Day. On this Day, UNESCO calls upon all of our societies to take a moment to step back and think collectively about the future of humanity, and to conceive a better world.”

(cf. UNESCO, 2022 Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000383675_eng)

Paul Bryant