When
evil strikes, when your mind is clouded, when you are
At a
dead end or in the middle of the road and you do not know which way to turn,
Reach
back for knowledge, supplies and water from the resources of Ancient Greek
Letters. Elytis
Dear Mr. President Greetings from Greece!
I, Jeffrey Levett, approach you once again
with two thoughts: that philosophy should be tried as an instrument in decision
making at all levels of society, practical, educational, diplomatic and that its revival will benefit Greece and
global society. An investment in it will cost less than a bundle of cruise
missiles. Though classical philosophy marked the cradle of
European culture, surprisingly, it has not yet found a proper place either in
its land of birth or in Greek society or in the international community. For
one fleeting moment the United Nations came close to giving philosophy the
recognition and responsibility it deserves. It came in the name of Ban Ki Moon
when he emphasized civic education as more important than literacy and numeracy
and called on all peoples from all countries to invest in Global Citizenship. Here in Greece there is great admiration for
classical philosophy but little action!
The World Philosophical Forum founded
in Athens, 2009 by the Russian philosopher Igor Kondrashin, now in Moscow and
benefited from his support has made several appeals for its revitalization. Philosophy
has the power to inspire and to move the world and humanity away from all
consuming disaster and lead it to a brighter future. It has the power
You Mr.
President have a unique chance to give philosophy a leg-up in Greece and enable
Greece to add an extra influence to world affairs. Mr. Mitsotakis the Greek
Prime Minister will soon be your guest.
Jeffrey
Levett
International
Gusi Peace Prize Laureate[1],
2019
Honorary
President, World Philosophical Forum, Greece, 2022
[1] Received for services to
global public health, dissemination of Hellenic thought and the principles of
classical philosophy.