Massimo Pigliucci's book, “A Field Guide to a Happy Life," is one of several new and forthcoming titles from CCNY faculty.
“A Field Guide to a Happy Life - 53 Brief Lessons for Living,” by renowned City College of New York philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, rolls off the presses on Sept. 15, reimagining Stoicism for the modern age, according to publisher, Basic Books.
“Pigliucci offers a renewed Stoicism that reflects modern science and sensibilities,” notes Basic Books.
Publishers Weekly hails the 160-page guide by City College’s K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy in the Division of Humanities and the Arts as “a shrewd take on Stoic philosophy that's one-part inspiration and one-part manual for cultivating resilience in daily life.” Pigliucci's prudent advice will have broad appeal among philosophically inclined readers of self-help, it adds.
The latest of Pigliucci’s numerous books, “A Field Guide to a Happy Life” will be officially launched on Sept. 20. The online event, 12 – 1 p.m., includes a conversation between Pigliucci and philosopher Peter Adamson (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich/Kings College London) on a range of philosophical topics. Click here for more details about the book launch.
Following are other new and forthcoming books by CCNY faculty:
- “What is Christian Democracy? Politics, Religion, and Ideology,” by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, associate professor, Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. The book received Honorable Mention at the Hubert Morken Best Book Awards;
- “Essential Programming Skills for Engineers,” by Muharrem Ümit Uyar, Grove School of Engineering;
“My Secret Wish” by Pamela Laskin (Lino Press, 2020);
- “Out of Mesopotamia,” by Salar Abdoh, professor, humanities and the arts;
- “Rethinking Disability: A Disability Studies Approach to Inclusive Practices,” by Jan Valle, professor, School of Education (SOE);
- “Spanish across Domains in the United States. Education, Public Spaces, and Social Media,” co-edited by Edwin Lamboy, Interim Dean, SOE;
- “Talking Books with Mario Vargas Llosa: A Retrospective,” co-edited by Raquel Chang-Rodríguez, Distinguished Professor, and Carlos Riobó, professor, Humanities and Arts;
- “The Black Art Renaissance: African Sculpture and Modernism across Continents” by Joshua I. Cohen, assistant professor, Humanities and the Arts;
- “The Education of John Adams,” by Richard Bernstein, lecturer, Colin Powell School;
- “The New York City Subway Poems,” by Carlos Aguasaco, associate professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at Center for Worker Education;
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