Latest news with #MassimoPigliucci

Wall Street Journal

‘Beyond Stoicism' Review: Part-Time Philosophy

The worst readers, Nietzsche claimed, are like 'plundering troops' who loot the few ideas they can use and trash the rest. But what if the texts in question are a hodgepodge of good sense and nonsense? Isn't selective pillage the best, not worst, way to read them? How you answer that question will shape how you judge 'Beyond Stoicism,' written by three self-proclaimed modern stoics: Massimo Pigliucci, a professor of philosophy at the City College of New York; Gregory Lopez, the founder of New York City Stoics; and Meredith Alexander Kunz, the creator of the Stoic Mom blog. Despite its title, the book is not limited to Stoicism but seeks wisdom from thinkers of other philosophical schools as well.