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What is Philosophy?

...that we are, we cohabit happily with our contradictions.. It’s philosophy’s goal to destroy that happiness.” *** Massimo Pigliucci, K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New...

After the End of Evidence

...to greater understanding? Or has science dangerously drifted into fantasy? New York philosopher Massimo Pigliucci argues for a new age of explanation. Watch more videos on iai.tv This video was...

Why Stoicism Is Being Updated

...practical aspects of ethical theory (e.g., Massimo Pigliucci), but also from practitioners of cognitive psychology and psychotherapy–some of which traces its roots to ancient Stoicism. And now, of course, we...

To be happier, focus on what’s within your control

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. This is the Serenity Prayer,...

Would a Stoic keep a secret? Massimo Pigliucci’s Night of Philosophy

Massimo Pigliucci was part of the Night of Philosophy and Ideas held at the Brooklyn Public Library in January. I spoke with Massimo about the discussion he hosted on philosophical...

Stoicism Now: Conversation with Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He studies the nature of evolutionary theory, the relationship between science and philosophy, and...

Philosophy in Dark Times: Conversation with Sandy Grant

...seem to be drawn to philosophy as a “life hack“. For example, there’s Ryan Holiday’s Stoicism: Practical Philosophy You Can Actually Use and Massimo Pigliucci’s blog and forthcoming book How...

Missing Evidence (Video)

...in abstract theories? In this week’s release from our partners at the Institute of Art and Ideas, APA member and CUNY philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, CERN and University of Liverpool physicist...

What Are You Reading…On Stoicism

...Robertson, “Stoicism — a lurking presence,” CPJ: Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal. July 2005. Massimo Pigliucci, “A Secular Stoic Perspective on Death,” Free Inquiry, June/July 2016. William Irvine, “Putting the Greek...

Chinese Philosophy in the English-Speaking World: Interview with Bryan Van Norden

...evidence” (Massimo Pigliucci). What do you think of this criticism? Why should we take Eastern philosophy seriously? I would ask people like Pigliucci why he thinks that the Mohist state-of-nature...