Epistemology

In this thought-provoking talk, Victoria Fe explores how the language we use to describe war shapes the way we understand it. Metaphors are not just figures of speech — they influence how we think, what we focus on, and what we overlook. From everyday expressions like “defending an argument” or “fighting a disease,” to political narratives that frame conflicts as battles between heroes and villains, language often simplifies complex realities.

Georgism: The Remedy to Economic Inequality — Part I (Presentation)

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.

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

John Smithin & Ronen Grunberg discuss Metaphysical Realism and the primacy of existence.

In this video the Aurora Philosophy Institute members discuss the ideas that underly the philosophy of Metaphysical Realism.

John Smithin, All Marchenko, and Ronen Grunberg debate The Philosophical Order. Zoom meeting on Nov 9, 2023.

John Smithin and Ronen Grunberg debate philosophy's relevance.

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