Massimo Pigliucci on Why Virtue Matters

<p>Ryan speaks with Professor Massimo Pigliucci about his new book <a href="https://geni.us/7V3PdW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders</em></a>, what Alcibiades’s magnetism and lack of moral compass can teach us about what we look for in leaders today, the tension between being virtuous and being pragmatic, and more.</p><p>Massimo Pigliucci is Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York, the former co-host of the <em>Rationally Speaking Podcast</em>, the originator of Neoskepticism, and an advocate and popularizer of Stoicism. He wrote a viral piece in <em>The New York Times</em> called <a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/02/how-to-be-a-stoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Be a Stoic</em></a> as well as two books on Stoicism titled <a href="https://geni.us/RLslX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life</em></a> and <a href="https://geni.us/WZbYW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control a Stoic</em></a> handbook. He also explores Stoic philosophy on his podcast <a href="https://massimopigliucci.org/stoic-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Stoic Meditations</em></a>. </p><p>✉️&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https:/