Hi Everyone,

This is a reminder that the next Aurora Philosophy Club meeting will be held on November 26 between 7-9 pm in the Multi-Use-Room (which is on the second floor) of the Aurora Public Library.

At the upcoming meeting we are honored to have Dr. Brenda Spotton, a professor of economics at York University, come speak to the club. We hope you can join us on what promises to be a fascinating discussion.
Here's a brief description from Dr. Spotton of what she'll be covering:

"The virtual absence of differentiated social location in social theorizing has critical implications for public policy. A grounding in models that assume individuals are simply “rational” beings, regardless of gender, race, and other markers of a social self, privileges naturalist assumptions and claims. For example, attempts by feminist economists to shine a light on non-marketed activities traditionally performed by women do so by suggesting we monetize the values of such contributions as caregiving. In this talk, we explore the implications of an interpretivist view of our material well-being that permits the construction of social reality as a challenge to the dominant view wherein theorizing and policy-making simply reflect on, and act within, an objective external reality."

Brenda Spotton Visano is Distinguished University Professor in Economics and Public Policy at York University. Her widely published interdisciplinary scholarship advances a heterodox perspective on macroeconomics and microfinance. Her passion for promoting access and diversity in theories, practices, and professional conduct in economics and finance lies at the core of her scholarly and professional engagements. Some of the questions that motivate this talk were originally explored in her scholarly publication “Gendering Post-Keynesian Monetary Macroeconomics with Situated Knowledge”
(2017).

We are looking to have a great turnout for for what promises to be an excellent presentation so everyone is highly encouraged to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 26th of November.

Regards,

The Aurora Philosophy Club Steering Committee

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder that the first meeting of the season is this coming Tuesday, between 7-8:30 pm in the Magna Room of the Aurora Public Library. For this first meeting we are privileged to have the well-known radio personality David Basskin come and speak to us about Jazz and the Cold War. Just in case you're not familiar with David Basskin here's a brief biography and a bit of information about the presentation this Tuesday:

David Basskin is the host of The Nightfly starting in September on JAZZ.FM91. He created and hosted Stolen Moments on the station from 2007 to 2018. David has been a musician, a lawyer and the CEO of Canada's largest music licensing agency. He brings a lifetime of love for jazz and its unexpected history to this talk.

Cold War Jazz tells the story of what happened when US politicians showed some unexpected love for America's greatest music and musicians. Aiming to counter Soviet rhetoric decrying American racism, the State Department recruited Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck and other great players to tell a more positive story -- through their music. Very little turned out as expected!

Looking forward to seeing you all this coming Tuesday.

Regards,

The Aurora Philosophy Club Steering Committee

Hi Everyone,

This is a reminder that the next philosophy club meeting will be held on September 24, 2019 in the Magna Room of the Aurora Public Library between 7 - 8:45 pm.

For our first meeting of the season we are privileged to have David Basskin, a well-known radio personality, come and talk about Jazz and the Cold War. Here is a brief biography and description of David's talk

David Basskin is the host of The Nightfly starting in September on JAZZ.FM91. He created and hosted Stolen Moments on the station from 2007 to 2018. David has been a musician, a lawyer and the CEO of Canada’s largest music licensing agency. He brings a lifetime of love for jazz and its unexpected history to this talk.

Cold War Jazz tells the story of what happened when US politicians showed some unexpected love for America's greatest music and musicians. Aiming to counter Soviet rhetoric decrying American racism, the State Department recruited Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck and other great players to tell a more positive story -- through their music. Very little turned out as expected!

Undoubtedly, David Basskin's presentation will be both enlightening and stimulating. Hoping to see you all there.

Regards,

The Aurora Philosophy Club Steering Committee

Hi Everyone,

This is a reminder that the next Philosophy Club meeting is set for May 28, 2019 between 7 - 8:30 pm in the Magna Room of the Aurora Public Library.

For this meeting Royden D'Sousa will present a new approach to philosophical enquiry known as "Experimental Philsophy". This philosophical approach to knowledge, which will be presented by Royden in the form of questions for discussion, promises to engender lots of conversation and a new way of thinking about the nature of knowledge.

Here's a short video to give you a bit of heads up on the nature of Experimental Philosophy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xunjs-Mu-70

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Regards,

The Aurora Philosophy Club Steering Committee

Hi Everyone,

This is a quick reminder that the next scheduled meeting of the Aurora Philosophy Club is on Tuesday April 30th between 7-9 pm in the Magna Room of the Aurora Public Library.

The scheduled speaker for this upcoming meeting is Veronica Vicherek who will present Thomas Aquinus' philosophical arguments for the existence of God.  Here's an excellent video to prepare you for what promises to be a fascinating discussion:

https://youtu.be/TgisehuGOyY

Looking forward to seeing you all next Tuesday.

Regards,

The Aurora Philosophy Club Steering Committee