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Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of science's best-established findings. Parents still refuse to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link has been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, including many political leaders. In this era of fake news and alternative facts, there is more bunk than ever. But why do people believe in it? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? In this fully revised second edition, noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in an entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and--borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham--the nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what it means to our society. The result is in many ways a "taxonomy of bunk" that explores the intersection of science and culture at large. No one--neither the public intellectuals in the culture wars between defenders and detractors of science nor the believers of pseudoscience themselves--is spared Pigliucci's incisive analysis in this timely reminder of the need to maintain a line between expertise and assumption. Broad in scope and implication, Nonsense on Stilts is a captivating guide for the intelligent citizen who wishes to make up her own mind while navigating the perilous debates that will shape the future of our planet.

How should we live? According to philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci, the greatest guidance to this essential question lies in combining the wisdom of 24 centuries of philosophy with the latest research from 21st century science. In Answers for Aristotle , Pigliucci argues that the combination of science and philosophy first pioneered by Aristotle offers us the best possible tool for understanding the world and ourselves. As Aristotle knew, each mode of thought has the power to clarify the other: science provides facts, and philosophy helps us reflect on the values with which to assess them. But over the centuries, the two have become uncoupled, leaving us with questions,about morality, love, friendship, justice, and politics,that neither field could fully answer on its own. Pigliucci argues that only by rejoining each other can modern science and philosophy reach their full potential, while we harness them to help us reach ours. Pigliucci discusses such essential issues as how to tell right from wrong, the nature of love and friendship, and whether we can really ever know ourselves,all in service of helping us find our path to the best possible life. Combining the two most powerful intellectual traditions in history, Answers for Aristotle is a remarkable guide to discovering what really matters and why.

For more than two decades the concept of phenotypic plasticity has allowed researchers to go beyond the nature-nurture dichotomy to gain deeper insights into how organisms are shaped by the interaction of genetic and ecological factors. Phenotypic Plasticity: Beyond Nature and Nurture is the first work to synthesize the burgeoning area of plasticity studies, providing a conceptual overview as well as a technical treatment of its major components. Phenotypic plasticity integrates the insights of ecological genetics, developmental biology, and evolutionary theory. Plasticity research asks foundational questions about how living organisms are capable of variation in their genetic makeup and in their responses to environmental factors. For instance, how do novel adaptive phenotypes originate? How do organisms detect and respond to stressful environments? What is the balance between genetic or natural constraints (such as gravity) and natural selection? The author begins by defining phenotypic plasticity and detailing its history, including important experiments and methods of statistical and graphical analysis. He then provides extended examples of the molecular basis of plasticity, the plasticity of development, the ecology of plastic responses, and the role of costs and constraints in the evolution of plasticity. A brief epilogue looks at how plasticity studies shed light on the nature/nurture debate in the popular media. Phenotypic Plasticity: Beyond Nature and Nurture thoroughly reviews more than two decades of research, and thus will be of interest to both students and professionals in evolutionary biology, ecology, and genetics.

Denying Evolution aims at taking a fresh look at the evolution-creation controversy, dividing the blame equally between creationists and scientists: the former for subscribing to various forms of anti-intellectualism, the latter for discounting science education and presenting science as scientism to the public and the media.

Updating ancient philosophy with modern cognitive and social science, a leading philosopher reveals how a sceptical approach is the perfect guide to a good life The ancient Greeks and Romans devised an approach to life based on the notion that we don't know as much as we think we do, and that adjusting our beliefs to the evidence while keeping in mind that we could be wrong about things is the path to a happy and meaningful life and a just society. In HOW TO BE A (HAPPY) SKEPTIC, philosopher and scientist Massimo Pigliucci adopts as his guide the ancient Roman public advocate, orator, statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero to reveal the benefits of cultivating curiosity and doubt in the pursuit of knowledge throughout our life. Following Cicero's life and works, Pigliucci explores the foundations for a good life, from how to formulate our values to how to nurture friendships, from how to be a good citizen and fight for social justice to how to handle grief, pain and even death - all the while setting this ancient wisdom in the context of modern knowledge.

What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people?

A philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today 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.

A brilliant philosopher reimagines Stoicism for our modern age in this thought-provoking guide to a better life.For more than two thousand years, Stoicism has offered a message of resilience in the face of hardship. Little wonder, then, that it is having such a revival in our own troubled times. But there is no denying how weird it can be: Is it really the case that we shouldn't care about our work, our loved ones, or our own lives? According to the old Stoics, yes.In A Field Guide to a Happy Life, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers a renewed Stoicism that reflects modern science and sensibilities. Pigliucci embraces the joyful bonds of affection, the satisfactions of a job well done, and the grief that attends loss. In his hands, Stoicism isn't about feats of indifference, but about enduring pain without being overwhelmed, while enjoying pleasures without losing our heads. In short, he makes Stoicism into a philosophy all of us -- whether committed Stoics or simply seekers -- can use to live better.

The author of How to Be a Stoic asks what might be philosophy's ultimate question: can we learn to be better people? Is good character something that can be taught? In 430 BCE, Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking Athenian statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person--and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into a hopeless war with Syracuse, and all of Athens paid the price. In The Quest for Character, philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. He blends ancient sources with modern interpretations to give a full picture of the philosophy and cultivation of character, virtue, and personal excellence--what the Greeks called arete. At heart, The Quest for Character isn't simply about what makes a good leader. Drawing on Socrates as well as his followers among the Stoics, this book gives us lessons perhaps even more crucial: how we can each lead an excellent life.

Stoicism teaches us to acknowledge our emotions, reflect on what causes them and redirect them for our own good. The author shows how stoicism teaches us the importance of a person's character, integrity and compassion. With tips and exercises, meditations and mindfulness, he also explains how relevant it is to every part of our modern lives.

'Bursting with practical wisdom and engaging stories ... a Stoicism 2.0 for twenty-first century happiness' Skye Cleary 'A bold, contemporary updating of Stoicism for the present day' John Sellars, author of Lessons in StoicismLearn how to survive life's hardships and enjoy its pleasures with the modern stoic mindset. In this enlightening book, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers a thoughtful and modern reinterpretation of Epictetus's 53 lessons for living a good life. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of the Stoics, this is a comforting guide that will help you reclaim the power of your emotional response and let go of the things you can't control.

Byt stoikom v sovremennom mire ne slozhnee, chem v Drevnej Gretsii. Dlja etogo nado imet dushevnyj pokoj, chtoby prinimat to, chto nevozmozhno izmenit, muzhestvo - chtoby izmenit vozmozhnoe, i mudrost - vsegda otlichat odno ot drugogo. V svoej knige "Kak byt stoikom" izvestnyj amerikanskij filosof i biolog MassimoPiljuchchi predlagaet chitatelju uvlekatelnoe puteshestvie v glubiny etoj antichnoj filosofii, a v kachestve provodnika vybiraet drevnegrecheskogo stoika Epikteta. Stoitsizm - ochen sovremennaja filosofija, kotoraja uchit, kak prinimat vernye reshenija, upravljat gnevom, vosprinimat kritiku, kak otnositsja k smerti - sobstvennoj i svoikh blizkikh. No glavnyj vopros, na kotoryj otvechaet stoitsizm, - kak pravilno zhit.

No sabemos qu te ha llevado a sentir curiosidad por este libro. Tal vez est s pasando por una etapa con un alto nivel de estr s. Quiz s sufres una gran saturaci n de trabajo. O est s empezando a com - prender las responsabilidades que conlleva tener un hijo. O pue - de que est s viviendo una tormenta emocional como consecuencia de una nueva relaci n fallida. Sea lo que sea, seguro que puedes encontrar las palabras justas dentro de la sabidur a estoica. El estoicismo es una filosof a pr ctica cuyo mensaje esencial es: no podemos con - trolar lo que nos pasa, pero s c mo respondemos a ello. Cuando nos hacemos pre - guntas tan corrientes como Qu puedo hacer para controlar mi rabia? , Qu debo hacer si alguien me insulta? , Qu puedo hacer para no sentir temor ante la muerte? , o incluso C mo deber a gestionar los xitos que obtengo? lo que en realidad nos estamos preguntando es de qu forma deber amos vivir nuestra vida para ser m s felices. Y no parece una cuesti n sencilla de responder... En C mo ser un estoico, el fil sofo Massimo Pigliucci ofrece el estoicismo, la antigua filosof a que inspir al gran emperador Marco Aurelio, como el mejor camino para conseguirlo. Mediante una conversaci n entre el mismo Pigliucci y Epicteto, el antiguo esclavo convertido en maestro, y un sinf n de consejos, ejercicios pr cti - cos y propuestas de meditaci n, este libro se convierte en la gu a esencial para vivir la vida seg n las pautas del estoicismo y encontrar las soluciones que esta filosof a pr ctica puede aportar a nuestros problemas modernos

Jak antichnij stojitsizm mozhe stati zasobom dlja protsvitannja u suchasnomu sviti? Zrozumila, zakhopliva i perekonliva kniga pro te, jak sliduvati stojichnim idealam tut i zaraz. Opisani Massimo Piljuchchi ujavni rozmovi z davnogretskim filosofom-stojikom Epiktetom z legkistju perenosjat chitacha vglib filosofskikh diskusij, pri tsomu gruntujuchis na davnij stojichnij traditsiji j zhittjevomu dosvidi avtora.U tsomu sviti ne isnuje bilsh nedosjazhnoji meti, nizh prosto buti schaslivim. Same tomu filosof Massimo Piljuchchi proponuje stojitsizm, jak najkraschij sposib jiji dosjagnennja. Tse antichna filosofija, jaka nadikhala velikogo imperatora Marka Avrelija, poklikana fokusuvati uvagu na dijsno vazhlivomu i vidkinuti ne vazhlive. Zavdjaki rozuminnju stojitsizmu, poshuk vidpovidej na skladni zhittjevi pitannja staje znachno prostishim. Jak ne zmarnuvati svoje zhittja? Chi je sens zminjuvati vidnoshennja do groshej u sviti, majzhe zrujnovanomu finansovoju krizoju? I chi zdatna filosofija dopomogti perezhiti veliku osobistu tragediju? Kim bi mi ne buli, stojitsizm maje schos vazhlive dlja kozhnogo z nas.PerekladachInna Bodak

Kuka minä olen?Miten minun pitäisi toimia?Kuinka minun tulisi elää elämäni?Sen sijaan, että ihminen kysyy itseltään “Miten voisin tulla onnelliseksi?”, tulisi hänen antiikin stoalaisten mukaan oikeastaan kysyä: “Kuinka osaisin elää hyvää elämää?”Tämä helppotajuinen menestysteos esittelee stoalaisten filosofien oppeja ja neuvoo, kuinka kuka tahansa voi niiden avulla lisätä elämänsä merkityksellisyyttä. Stoalaisten ajatukset opettavat ihmistä tunnistamaan omat tunteensa ja pohtimaan niiden syitä - sekä kanavoimaan tunteensa hyödyllisesti.Stoalaisuuden käsikirjan käytännölliset vinkit ja harjoitukset osoittavat, kuinka antiikin stoalaisten kestävät opit voivat auttaa nykyajan ihmistäkin elämään hyvää, keskittynyttä ja läsnäolevaa elämää. Jokainen voi poimia stoalaisuudesta jotakin omaan elämäänsä.Italialaissyntyisellä Massimo Pigliuccilla on tohtorin tutkinnot sekä evoluutiobiologiasta että filosofiasta. Hän työskentelee filosofian professorina New Yorkin City Collegessa. Pigliucci on julkaissut toistakymmentä kirjaa ja kirjoittaa säännöllisesti muun muassa New York Timesiin, Washington Postiin ja Wall Street Journaliin. Teoksen suomentaja Antti Immonen on koulutukseltaan filosofi, joka on kääntänyt kymmeniä eri alojen teoksia, muun muassa lukuisia filosofian klassikoita.

U kazhdogo cheloveka est zhiznennaja filosofija. Chasche vsego ona zakladyvaetsja v detstve kak rezultat vospitanija v seme. Redkie ljudi vybirajut ee soznatelno, kak i sluchilos s nekotorymi iz avtorov etogo sbornika, a vse oni priznannye avtoritety i blestjaschie spetsialisty v svoej oblasti. Na stranitsakh knigi razvorachivaetsja golovokruzhitelnaja panorama filosofskikh mirovozzrenij - ot vostochnykh (buddizm, konfutsianstvo, induizm i daosizm) do zapadnykh (aristotelizm, epikurejstvo i stoitsizm); ot osvjaschennykh vekami religioznykh traditsij (iudaizm, khristianstvo i islam) do sovremennykh kontseptsij, takikh kak eticheskaja kultura, ekzistentsializm, effektivnyj altruizm, pragmatizm i svetskij gumanizm. Esli vy somnevaetes v svoikh nyneshnikh predstavlenijakh o zhizni, o Vselennoj i o mire v tselom, vy imeete shans primerit k sebe ili dazhe prinjat druguju filosofiju. Esli vasha sistema koordinat vas ustraivaet, znakomstvo s drugimi podkhodami ukrepit vas v vashikh ubezhdenijakh. Kak skazal Epikur, "my rozhdaemsja odin raz, a dvazhdy roditsja nelzja", poetomu pereotsenit rol zhiznennoj filosofii v tom, kak my prozhivem nashu edinstvennuju zhizn, nevozmozhno.

Odnoj iz samykh vydajuschikhsja shkol antichnoj filosofii po pravu schitaetsja stoitsizm - filosofskaja sistema, slozhivshajasja v III-II vekakh do n. e. v Gretsii, a pozzhe usvoennaja i Rimom. Kniga posvjaschena vozzrenijam Epikteta, rimskogo filosofa-raba, odnogo iz samykh jarkikh ee predstavitelej. Avtor, amerikanskij filosof, biolog i publitsist, ispolzuet nemnogochislennye, no proslavlennye raboty etogo myslitelja i pytaetsja rekonstruirovat ego mirosozertsanie, opirajas na sovremennyj jazyk, sovremennuju stilistiku i sovremennye narrativy - delaja nekogda vydajuschujusja stoicheskuju doktrinu dostupnoj i privlekatelnoj dlja chitatelja XXI stoletija. Predstavlennaja im konstruktsija, poluchivshaja nazvanie "Stoitsizm 2.0", imeet k tomu zhe i prakticheskoe naznachenie: ona, po zamyslu avtora, mozhet obuchit cheloveka segodnjashnego dnja iskusstvu ne prosto zhit, no zhit schastlivo. Proverennaja dvumja tysjacheletijami stoicheskaja mudrost, kak polagaet avtor, obladaet iskljuchitelnoj tsennostju v mire postmoderna.