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| Title | About | Download & Read |
|---|---|---|
| Ten Philosophical Mistakes | This PDF lists the ten philosophical mistakes discussed in Mortimer Adler's book by the same name. The ten mistakes were the basis of a short presentation by John Smithin at the Panera Bread virtual meeting on Saturday October 3, 2020. Also available is a short essay by John Smithin based on his presentation. |
Mortimer Adler's Ten Philosophical Mistakes , Philosophical Mistakes Talk Transcript |
| Eric Kam and John Smithin -- Money and Economic Growth Revisited: A Note | Aurora Philosophy Institute, API Research Paper #20-01 |
'Money and Economic Growth' Revisted; A Note API WORKING PAPER 2020.pdf |
| Shishir Lakhani Introduction to Upanishads and Bhagwat Gita | Shishir Lakhani's PowerPoint presentation on the Upanishads and Bhagwat Gita. |
Introduction to Upanishads and Bhagwat Gita |
| Halyna’s Presentation -- Albert Camus: Inside the Outsider | These slides were the basis for our meeting on Saturday June 27 where we discussed Albert Camus' Existentialism and the socio-biographical context that informed his ideas. |
Albert Camus: Inside the Outsider |
| Howard Leznoff's notes on The Social Construction of Reality | Social Constructivism -- How much of what we take for “real” and self-evident is objectively so, and how much is social construction, social conditioning, nurture, habit, convention, linguistic representation, ideology...? |
Social Constructivism |
| Nietzsche Nihilism and Meaning | Howard Leznoff's notes on his presentation on Nietzsche's nihilism. |
Nietzsche's Nihilism and Meaning |
| The Ideas of Nietzsche | In this presentation Vassili Kolomatski gives an overview of Nietzsche's ideas. |
An overview of Nietzsche's ideas. |
| Reality | In this presentation John Smithin discusses the nature of existence, identity, and consciousness. |
Reality PDF |