World Philosophy Day was introduced in 2002 by UNESCO (the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) with the objectives; to raise public awareness about the importance of philosophy and its critical use, to foster philosophical research and analysis and studies on major contemporary issues and to appraise the state of philosophy teaching throughout the world, with particular emphasis on unequal access.
In 2005 the UNESCO General Conference proclaimed that World Philosophy Day would be celebrated every third Thursday of November.
