Massimo Pigliucci
Massimo Pigliucci was an American philosopher, geneticist, writer, university teacher, blogger and ecologist (born 1964). He was born at Monrovia.
Massimo Pigliucci in brief
- Born
- 1964
- Known for
- philosopher, geneticist, writer, university teacher, blogger and ecologist
- Place of birth
- Monrovia
Contents
Career and activity
His work is associated with stoicism, scientific skepticism and naturalism.
He was employed by City University of New York and Stony Brook University.
Catalogued works
30 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 2002 to 2013.
Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem. Nonsense on Stilts. Stoic Foundations. Meditations (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition). Beyond Stoicism. Live Like a Philosopher. Thinking About Science. Science Unlimited? Evolution, the Extended Synthesis. How to Be a Stoic. Mi cuaderno estoico. The Quest for Character. La forja del carácter. Skeptics' Skeptic. Endure and Renounce. Science and Metaphysics. Epictetus. Cicero and the Stoics. 24 Stoic Spiritual Exercises. Rationally Speaking. Relevance of Philosophy. Cicero and Stoicism. Cómo ser un estoico. How to Be Good. Philosophy of Pseudoscience. Making Sense of Evolution. Denying evolution : creationism, scientism, and the nature of science / Massimo Pigliucci., dated [2002], held by Wellcome Collection. Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci., dated 2010, held by Wellcome Collection. Philosophy of pseudoscience : reconsidering the demarcation problem / edited by Massimo Pigliucci and Maarten Boudry., dated 2013, held by Wellcome Collection. Making sense of evolution : the conceptual foundations of evolutionary biology / Massimo Pigliucci and Jonathan Kaplan., dated 2006, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
10 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Philosophy of Pseudoscience. Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem, red. Massimo Pigliucci i Maarten Boudry, Roczniki Filozoficzne, 2015. Gerd B. Müller and Massimo Pigliucci—Extended Synthesis: Theory Expansion or Alternative? (Biological Theory 5: 275–276, 2010), Biological Theory, 2010. Penerapan Stoisisme Massimo Pigliucci bagi Kaum Muda di Era Modern, Jurnal Filsafat Indonesia, 2025. Review: Massimo Pigliucci and Jonathan Kaplan: Making Sense of Evolution: The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Biology, Mind, 2008. Boudry, Maarten, and Massimo Pigliucci. 2017. Science Unlimited? The Challenges of Scientism., Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, 2018. Filosofie vědy a problém demarkace, Teorie vědy, 2015. Fundamentalism and science, JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2006. Massimo Pigliucci, Nonsense on Stilts, Teorie vědy, 2012. Estoicismo, Campos Neutrais, 2025. Rapid phenotypic differentiation in the iconic Japanese knotweed s.l. invading novel habitats, Scientific Reports, 2024.
Digitised editions and texts
8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
The Cato Chronicles (2017) — Internet Archive. On Spiritual Exercises — Internet Archive. Philosophy As A Way Of Life (2023) — Internet Archive. Cómo ser un estoico - Massimo Pigliucci — Internet Archive. A Short Guide To The Inner Citadel — Internet Archive. Stoic Emergency Kit (2020) — Internet Archive. Stoicism And Emotion (2023) — Internet Archive. Toward A New Stoicism (2023) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Massimo Pigliucci studied at University of Tennessee, University of Connecticut and University of Ferrara. the recorded working language is English.
The authority associates the name with stoicism, scientific skepticism and naturalism.
Employment is recorded with City University of New York and Stony Brook University.
Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Chronology
- 1964Massimo Pigliucci born at Monrovia.
- 2017The Cato Chronicles digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2020Stoic Emergency Kit digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2023Philosophy As A Way Of Life digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
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- 1.
“Massimo Pigliucci”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1361585: Massimo Pigliucci
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Elsewhere in Books
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