Massimo Pigliucci

Quick Facts

Full Name	Massimo Pigliucci
Occupation	Professor
Date Of Birth	Jan 16, 1964(1964-01-16)
Age	60
Birthplace	Monrovia
Country	Liberia
Birth City	Montserrado
Horoscope	Capricorn

Massimo Pigliucci Biography

Massimo Pigliucci is one of the most popular and richest Professor who was born on January 16, 1964 in Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia. Massimo Pigliucci (Italian pronunciation: [‘massimo piy’yuttSi]; born on 16 January 1964) is a Professor of Philosophy at CUNY-City College. He was previously host of The Rationally Speaking Podcast as well as was previously the editor in chief at the web-based magazine Scientia Salon. He is an outspoken opponent of pseudoscience and creationism and a proponent of scientific education and secularism.

Pigliucci along with Julia Galef at NECSS 2015 on the Rationally Speaking episode they co-hosted with each other.

He argued with William Lane Craig over the existence of God.

Massimo Pigliucci Net Worth

Massimo Pigliucci is one of the richest Professor from Liberia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Massimo Pigliucci 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Pigliucci was previously the head of the department in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology of the department of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University. He was interested in phenotypic variability, interaction between genotypes and environments natural selection, as well as the limitations imposed on natural selection due to development and genetic characteristics of living organisms. While as a researcher at the University of Tennessee, Pigliucci was awarded the Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize, awarded every year to the Society for the Study of Evolution to honor the achievements and the future potential of a young and outstanding evolutionary biologist. As a philosopher Pigliucci is fascinated by the foundations and structure in evolutionary theories, as well as the relationship between philosophy and science, and the connection between religion and science. He has been a proponent of extended evolutionary synergy that seeks to unite the parts of biology that are not covered by”modern synthesis. “modern synthesis” of the 20th century.

In August 2000, Massimo began an online column that was monthly named Rationally Speaking. After August, 2005 the blog turned into an online blog, and the author wrote articles up to March 2014. Beginning in February of 2010, he was co-hosting his biweekly Rationally Speaking podcast with Julia Galef whom he had first encountered in the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism which was which was held in September of 2009. It is run by New York City Skeptics. The show has featured a variety of guests including philosophers, scientists and scientists and others — who discussed issues about reason and skepticism, and rationality. In 2010 Neil DeGrasse Tyson explained on the show why he believes in spending huge amounts of federal money for space programs. He later printed the transcription of his speech as an appearance on the show and included it in his own book Space Chronicles as a full chapter of eight pages. Another episode where Tyson spoke about his beliefs on the word “atheism” received attention on NPR. Pigliucci quit the show in 2015 to pursue other pursuits. Galef kept hosting the podcast on his own.

Pigliucci became a popularizer of Stoicism and one of the driving forces in Stoicism’s resurgence in the United States in the early twenty first century. His 2015 essay for the New York Times on the topic was one of the most shared articles to date. Pigliucci said he always felt Stoicism was part of his Italian heritage, but he came to practice it after being disenchanted with Buddhism. Though he finds both schools of thought to share similarities.

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What is philosophy Massimo Pigliucci?

Massimo Pigliucci
Main interests| Philosophy of science Philosophy of pseudoscience Relationship between science and religion Demarcation problem

Why did Massimo Pigliucci leave rationally speaking?

In 2015, Massimo left the podcast to focus on other projects , and I’ve been the solo host ever since. I record and produce all the episodes myself, but receive invaluable help from my audio consultant Brent Silk, and my web consultant Jonathan Nelson.

What are the 4 main ideas of stoicism?

The Stoics elaborated a detailed taxonomy of virtue, dividing virtue into four main types: wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation.

What is the opposite of stoic?

Opposite of not easily upset or excited. excitable. agitated. frantic. jittery.

What does rationally speaking mean?

adj. 1 using reason or logic in thinking out a problem. 2 in accordance with the principles of logic or reason; reasonable. 3 of sound mind; sane.