Empiricism

What do Plato, the Existentialists, and St. Thomas Aquinas have in common—if anything?

Plato believed that true knowledge comes from understanding eternal, unchanging Forms—and largely dismissed the world of experience. The Existentialists turned this on its head, arguing that experience is everything and that identity is something we create, not something given. And then there's Aquinas, who found a middle path: affirming the role of Forms (in God) while embracing experience as a vital path to truth.

In this video John Smithin and Ronen Grunberg discuss the philosophical relationship between Social Ontology and Laissez Faire economics.

Professor David Barrows discusses the psychology and moral and social consequences of hate and its corollary Anti-Semitism.

Henry Chausovsky: The Philosophy of Stoicism (Discussion)

In this video John and Ronen discuss some contemporary moral theories which have gained prominence and which have limited the interest in Virtue Ethics.

In this talk (and ensuing discussion) Torrey Byles presents the thesis that Economics is not a physical science but a "human science".

John Smithin and Ronen Grunberg debate philosophy's relevance.

Presentation on the Philosophy in Woody Allen's Match point given to the Aurora Philosophy Institute members on June 27, 2023

This Aurora Philosophy Institute presentation was given by Henry Chausovsky on Tuesday April 25, 2023.

Philosophy of Mind presentation given by Howard Leznoff to the Aurora Philosophy Institute members -- February 21, 2023