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Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci is a renowned philosopher and professor at the City College of New York. He is author of several books including How to be a Stoic and Beyond Stoicism. A former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast and a self-proclaimed sceptic, Pigliucci is a champion of Enlightenment notions of reason and rationality.

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Massimo Pigliucci is a renowned philosopher and professor at the City College of New York. He is author of several books including How to be a Stoic and Beyond Stoicism. A former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast and a self-proclaimed sceptic, Pigliucci is a champion of Enlightenment notions of reason and rationality.

Massimo Pigliucci Videos

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Rupert Sheldrake,Philip Ball,Tara Shears,Massimo Pigliucci

Missing Evidence

Does physics still need experiment?
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Massimo Pigliucci,John Dupré,Robert Lawrence Kuhn,Maria Balaet

The biology of conflict

How evolution shapes our divisions
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Massimo Pigliucci

How to be a Stoic

Live your Best Life
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Massimo Pigliucci

The struggle for the good life

Massimo Pigliucci on a life worth living
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Massimo Pigliucci

How To Spot Pseudoscience

Separating Fact From Fiction | Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci Articles

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Massimo Pigliucci,Skye C. Cleary

Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee?

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Massimo Pigliucci

Beard vs Taleb: Scientism and Historical Inquiry
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Massimo Pigliucci,Skye C. Cleary,Daniel A. Kaufman

How (and why) to choose your philosophy of life
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Massimo Pigliucci

Marcus Aurelius – the Unemotional Stoic?
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Massimo Pigliucci

Infidelity: A Stoic's Perspective
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Massimo Pigliucci,Charlie Barnett

Relationships are more important than pleasure

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Tara Shears,Chiara Marletto,Bernard Carr,Massimo Pigliucci

A Goldilocks World

Is the universe finely tuned for life?
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Anders Sandberg,Massimo Pigliucci,Maria Balaska

Getting everything, losing everything

The dawn of a new reality?
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Anders Sandberg,Massimo Pigliucci,Sabine Hossenfelder,Güneş Taylor,Anil Seth

Lost in the Matrix

Are we living in a computer simulation?
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Anders Sandberg,Massimo Pigliucci,Shini Somara,Nadine Dijkstra,Roman Yampolskiy

Consciousness in the clouds

Can we upload our minds to the cloud?
Hilary Lawson,Massimo Pigliucci,Güneş Taylor,Joanna Bryson

Memes all the way down

Is Dawkins' concept useful?
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Massimo Pigliucci

The struggle for the good life

Massimo Pigliucci on a life worth living
Joanna Kavenna,Galen Strawson,Massimo Pigliucci,Sarah Garfinkel

Beyond innocence and guilt

Is moral responsibility a mere illusion?
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Massimo Pigliucci,John Dupré,Robert Lawrence Kuhn,Maria Balaet

The biology of conflict

How evolution shapes our divisions
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Joanna Kavenna,Myriam Francois,Massimo Pigliucci,Tommy J. Curry

The good and the evil

Can we make ultimate moral judgements?
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Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci | In-depth Interview

On stoicism, scepticism, and pseudoscience
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Simon Baron-Cohen,Myriam Francois,Massimo Pigliucci,Sophie Grace Chappell

The new 10 commandments

Do we really need codes for living?
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Massimo Pigliucci

How to be a sceptic

Using scepticism in the search for truth
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Massimo Pigliucci,Tim Lewens,David Malone,Zanna Clay

After Darwin

Evolution beyond the selfish gene

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Massimo Pigliucci

The perils of knowledge in a pandemic
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Massimo Pigliucci,Skye C. Cleary,Daniel A. Kaufman

How (and why) to choose your philosophy of life
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Massimo Pigliucci

The Big Myths In And On Science
Illustration of a bearded man's face with curly hair, set against a pink background, reminiscent of ancient Greek philosopher Marcus Aurelius.
Massimo Pigliucci

Marcus Aurelius – the Unemotional Stoic?
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Massimo Pigliucci,Corey Mohler

Diogenes the Cynic vs Elon Musk
A black and white scene depicting a tense conversation between a woman in 1940s attire and a man wearing a fedora inside a train compartment.
Massimo Pigliucci

Infidelity: A Stoic's Perspective
A contemplative man with slicked-back hair and a cigarette stands outdoors, exuding a mid-20th century aesthetic.
Massimo Pigliucci,Skye C. Cleary

Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee?

A stylized animated family portrait featuring a man in traditional attire, a woman in a toga, and two children, set in an ancient-themed background.
Massimo Pigliucci

Beard vs Taleb: Scientism and Historical Inquiry