Materialism

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

Georgism: The Remedy to Economic Inequality — Part II (Discussion)

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.

Samuel Yigzaw shares his thoughts on Georgism and its potential to reshape our understanding of wealth and property. The presentation is followed by a Q&A session where he engages with Aurora Philosophy Institute members in a discussion of the ideas and principles presented.

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

This talk and discussion took place on February 27, 2024. Shishir Lakhani discusses the ideas of Machiavelli and his relevance to daily life.

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.

This is the Aurora Philosophy Institute member discussion based on the topic of Virtue Ethics.

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