Figs in Winter: a Community of Reason
By Massimo Pigliucci, a scientist, philosopher, and Professor at the City College of New York. Understanding how the world works, thinking more clearly, living more meaningfully.
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Reading Greek, missing the point – part I (opens the original)
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Video: How to feel (opens the original)
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The past is not a defendant (opens the original)
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Early Socratic dialogues: Hippias Major (opens the original)
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In the Media (opens the original)
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Here is another occasional installment of media appearances featuring, well, myself. Apologies for the presumption, but I imagine that—since you are subscribing to Figs in Winter—you may have at least a passing interest in what else I do and talk about. So here you will find links to recent interviews, podcasts, external articles, and other assorted media appearances featuring yours truly. Enjoy, I hope!Marcus Aurelius and the art of letting go. Philosopher Marcin Fabjański travels to Rome to re
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