Book launch! A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living

Join Massimo Pigliucci and host Peter Adamson as they have a wide ranging conversation on Stoicism and practical philosophy to celebrate the launch of Massimo's new book: A Field Guide to a Happy Life - 53 Brief Lessons for Living (https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/massimo-pigliucci/a-field-guide-to-a-happy-life/9781541646940/). With audience q&a.

Peter is professor of philosophy in late antiquity and in the Islamic world at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich as well as professor of ancient and medieval philosophy at Kings College London. Aside from articles, monographs, and edited books, he is known for hosting the weekly podcast "History of Philosophy without any gaps", which has also been turned into a book series, surpassing 25 million downloads by 2019. He received the Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2003 for "outstanding research achievements of young scholars of distinction and promise based in UK institutions."

Massimo is 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 the practical philosophy of Stoicism. His books include How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (Basic Books). His forthcoming book is A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living (Basic Books). More by Massimo at massimopigliucci.com.

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Please note that meetup time is Eastern Standard Time. The event may be recorded, so that others may benefit from our discussion after the video gets posted online.

At the beginning of the meeting your audio will be off, but keep the video on, if you don't mind. This makes for less background noise and a more human interaction -- we see each other! That said, if you are participating by phone, please change your screen name, as the default will be your phone number, which you probably don't want to relate that to the world.

When you'd like to ask a question, raise your hand using Zoom's tool. When you are called on, your mic will be turned on (don't try to do it yourself, you'll simply interfere with my remote control), at which point you may ask your question. The mic will then be turned back off to allow for the next participant to speak.

Finally, during the event I will be busy and likely not able to monitor the chat, so see above if you'd like to ask a question or make a comment.