21-0208-How to be a Stoic with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci

Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive. In How to Be a Stoic, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers Stoicism, the ancient philosophy that inspired the great emperor Marcus Aurelius, as the best way to attain it. Stoicism is a pragmatic philosophy that focuses our attention on what is possible and gives us perspective on what is unimportant. By understanding Stoicism, we can learn to answer crucial questions: Should we get married or divorced? How should we handle our money in a world nearly destroyed by a financial crisis? How can we survive great personal tragedy? Whoever we are, Stoicism has something for us–and How to Be a Stoic is the essential guide. Prof. Pigliucci has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He currently is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His research interests include the philosophy of science, the relationship between science and philosophy, the nature of pseudoscience, and the practical philosophy of Stoicism. To learn more about Massimo Pigliucci and his work, go to massimopigliucci.com and twitter.com/mpigliucci Visit our Amazon affiliate link to get your copy of How to Be a Stoic. To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to

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21-0208-How to be a Stoic with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci is an episode from Provocative Enlightenment Radio by Eldon Taylor.

This episode is 52:14 long.

This episode was published on Feb 8, 2021.

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