Oct 18, 2015
Episode # 40
Running Time: 43:27
Podcast Relevance: Professionals
In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Massimo Pigliucci, PhD about various Philosophy of Science matters including:
Massimo Pigliucci, PhD Biography
Prof. Pigliucci has a Doctorate in Genetics from the University of Ferrara (Italy), a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He has done post-doctoral research in evolutionary ecology at Brown University and is currently the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His research interests include the philosophy of biology, the relationship between science and philosophy, and the nature of pseudoscience.
Prof. Pigliucci has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science “for fundamental studies of genotype by environmental interactions and for public defense of evolutionary biology from pseudoscientific attack.”
In the area of public outreach, Prof. Pigliucci has published in
national outlets such as the New York Times, Philosophy Now and The
Philosopher’s Magazine among others. He is a Fellow of the
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a Contributing Editor to
Skeptical Inquirer. Dr. Pigliucci publishes two blogs: Plato’s
Footnote (platofootnote.org), on general philosophy, and How to Be
a Stoic (howtobeastoic.org), on his personal exploration of
Stoicism as practical
philosophy.
At last count, Prof. Pigliucci has published 144 technical papers in science and philosophy. He is also the author or editor of 10 technical and public outreach books, most recently of Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem (University of Chicago Press), co-edited with Maarten Boudry. Other books include Answers for Aristotle: How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to a More Meaningful Life (Basic Books) and Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (University of Chicago Press).
Episode-Related Links
Books:
Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem
What is this thing called Science?
Answers for Aristotle: How Science and Philosophy can lead us to a more meaningful life
Dr. Pigliucci's websites: