Projects

Aurora Philosophy Institute Projects and Areas of Interest:

Community Outreach

• Support for the Tuesday Philosophy Club, a successful ongoing community-based group
• Assistance for local small business
• Links with local community and business leaders
• Philosophy and well-being

Education

• Provision of educational materials online and via other delivery methods
• The Hana Hermanska Memorial Library of Philosophy
• Individual instruction model
• Online instruction model
• Business development and communications skills - the 'Pygmalion Project'
• Youth chapter of the API
• API Academy - private discussions and tutorials

Public Policy

• Capital Region (Ottawa) chapter of the Aurora Philosophy Institute/Institut philosophie Aurora
• Critical mass of expertise and interest in Political Economy among API Associates
• International co-operation and linkages

Research

• 'Philosophical' realism versus 'critical' realism, with applications in Canadian Studies, Philosophy of Money, Philosophy of Religion, Political Economy, Social Ontology
• The Journal of the Aurora Philosophy Institute
• Facilitate research and debate on topics of public interest