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The Language of War: How Metaphors Shape What We Believe -- Discussion
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A ‘Reasonable’ Introduction to Bernard Lonergan. – CBC April 2026
Artificial intelligence, alternative facts, wars of choice.
How do we know what’s real, true — or even good — in an age where these principles are under threat every moment of every day?
Canadian Jesuit Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984) saw all of this coming. He devoted much of his life's work to understanding human consciousness.
Brief Bio of Father Robert Dodaro – Speaker at the Aurora Philosophy Institute, 18 April 2026
Quotes from Peter Ridpath 2020 (implicitly about ‘metaphysical realism’).
Language of War is a discussion that will be led by Victoria Fé, a scholar who specializes in philosophy of language. It is mainly based on Lakoff and Johnson’s theory that our abstract thinking is, by necessity, metaphorical. We will discuss everyday metaphors we live by, without realizing it, and how this mapping mechanism allows us to shape our higher order narratives into different conceptual frames - including the war narratives we get exposed to in mass media.
John Smithin interviewed by Viktoriya Korchikova-Malovichko for the ‘Kak Tee Kat Tuss’ YouTube Channel - 09.01.2025
1/ Please, introduce yourself and your main projects;
Weighing
Omar Hamouda Transcript
JOHN:
Hello, my name is John Smithin, and I’m the research director of the Aurora Philosophy
Institute here in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. With me today in my long-time friend, colleague,
and co-author, Professor Omar Hamouda. Omar is Professor Emeritus of Economics at
Glendon College, York University, Toronto, and is the editor of the Journal of Income
Distribution. Welcome Omar.
OMAR:
Response.
JOHN:
Notes on the Frankfurt School
For the ‘Philosophy Café’ –January 25, 2025
‘Social’ Justice?
API Associate Ted Kennedy is going to lead a discussion about the philosophy of the Frankfurt School at the Philosophy Café in January 2025. These are some notes to provide background.
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