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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH | 6:00PMAt Gold Coast Forum in Oyster Bay Gold Coast Forum presents an evening with CUNY professor, philosopher, and author Massimo Pigliucci as he discusses and signs his new book, How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic. Pigliucci will be sitting in conversation with Christopher Hogg. Gold Coast Forum is a not-for-profit organization focused on educating and informing all about the importance of books and literature by hosting vitally important authors and literary figures, providing a nonpartisan forum to discuss art, culture, history, business, and politics. Become a supporter of Gold Coast Forum <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.goldcoastforum.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">here!</a> Books will be provided by Theodore&#39;s Books. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Copies of How to Be&nbsp;a (Happy) Skeptic&nbsp;will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of Theodore&#39;s Books. ABOUT THE BOOK: Celebrated CUNY philosopher Massimo Pigliucci investigates the practical applications of Cicero&#39;s skepticism, weaving together ancient wisdom, personal narrative, and practical insights to help readers find meaning through doubt. You may have picked up this book because you&#39;re searching for a philosophy of life. Beware that it is dangerous to accept a philosophical or religious practice without questioning it. Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers believed that, without a healthy amount of doubt, you could be tricked into thinking you have found the ultimate Truth--and the danger of absolute faith is no less threatening today. In How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci reveals the way to a meaningful, happy life through the power of curiosity and doubt with the ancient Roman public advocate, orator, statesman, and thinker Marcus Tullius Cicero as his guide. Cicero lived in turbulent times at the end of the Roman Republic. Though he mostly lived as a Stoic, Cicero also followed Plato&#39;s Skeptical Academy, believing a spirit of inquiry and an open-minded attitude were the secrets to living well. Weaving Cicero&#39;s biography with deep investigations of his published works, Pigliucci explores the foundations for a good life: from how to formulate our values to how to nurture friendships; from being a good citizen and fighting for social justice to handling grief, pain, and even death. Taking a page from Cicero&#39;s book, we, too, can adopt a practical philosophy of reason and common sense. Massimo Pigliucci is an author, blogger, and podcaster, as well as the K. D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His academic work is in evolutionary biology, philosophy of science, the nature of pseudoscience, and practical philosophy. His books include the bestselling How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (Basic Books, 2017) and Beyond Stoicism--A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers (with Gregory Lopez and Meredith Kunz, The Experiment, 2025). He has been published in the New York Times,&nbsp;the Wall Street Journal,&nbsp;and Big Think,&nbsp;among others. He lives in New York City. PLEASE NOTE: All books signed at this event must be purchased from Theodore&#39;s Books. If you purchase your copy in advance, please save your receipt.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH | 6:00PMAt Gold Coast Forum in Oyster Bay Gold Coast Forum presents an evening with CUNY professor, philosopher, and author Massimo Pigliucci as he discusses and signs his new book, How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic. Pigliucci will be sitting in conversation with Christopher Hogg. Gold Coast Forum is a not-for-profit organization focused on educating and informing all about the importance of books and literature by hosting vitally important authors and literary figures, providing a nonpartisan forum to discuss art, culture, history, business, and politics. Become a supporter of Gold Coast Forum <a href="https://www.goldcoastforum.org/donate" target="_blank">here!</a> Books will be provided by Theodore's Books. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Copies of How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of Theodore's Books. ABOUT THE BOOK: Celebrated CUNY philosopher Massimo Pigliucci investigates the practical applications of Cicero's skepticism, weaving together ancient wisdom, personal narrative, and practical insights to help readers find meaning through doubt. You may have picked up this book because you're searching for a philosophy of life. Beware that it is dangerous to accept a philosophical or religious practice without questioning it. Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers believed that, without a healthy amount of doubt, you could be tricked into thinking you have found the ultimate Truth--and the danger of absolute faith is no less threatening today. In How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci reveals the way to a meaningful, happy life through the power of curiosity and doubt with the ancient Roman public advocate, orator, statesman, and thinker Marcus Tullius Cicero as his guide. Cicero lived in turbulent times at the end of the Roman Republic. Though he mostly lived as a Stoic, Cicero also followed Plato's Skeptical Academy, believing a spirit of inquiry and an open-minded attitude were the secrets to living well. Weaving Cicero's biography with deep investigations of his published works, Pigliucci explores the foundations for a good life: from how to formulate our values to how to nurture friendships; from being a good citizen and fighting for social justice to handling grief, pain, and even death. Taking a page from Cicero's book, we, too, can adopt a practical philosophy of reason and common sense. Massimo Pigliucci is an author, blogger, and podcaster, as well as the K. D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His academic work is in evolutionary biology, philosophy of science, the nature of pseudoscience, and practical philosophy. His books include the bestselling How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (Basic Books, 2017) and Beyond Stoicism--A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers (with Gregory Lopez and Meredith Kunz, The Experiment, 2025). He has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Big Think, among others. He lives in New York City. PLEASE NOTE: All books signed at this event must be purchased from Theodore's Books. If you purchase your copy in advance, please save your receipt.

Gold Coast Forum

Celebrated CUNY Philosopher and Author Massimo Pigliucci Discusses & Signs HOW TO BE A (HAPPY) SKEPTIC

111 South St suite 16

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