Answers for Aristotle How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to A More Meaningful Life

"Philosophy Now"
""Answers for Aristotle" is a lively, impressively-argued foray into topics ranging from Kepler's improvement of Copernicus's heliocentric theory, to the discovery of Neptune, to Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment, to Kantian duty ethics...."Answers for Aristotle" is a veritable Cook's Tour of science, philosophy, and the curious meeting ground of the two. The best approach, as the author intended, is to sit back in a quiet hour or two and take it all in, then look back afterward to behold the vast terrain you have covered." "The Philosopher's Magazine"
"Wide-ranging and very readable ....[Pigliucci provides] fascinating and well-thought-out examples....he shows us that philosophy and science can together become greater than the sum of their parts." "Choice"
"Pigliucci is proof positive that the reports of philosophy's death have been greatly exaggerated.... This book is a refreshing, sympathetic look at how philosophy can enlist the help of science to answer enduring questions.... [A] highly enjoyable book." "San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review"
"[A] very important book.... It is a fascinating book and great reading.... [Pigliucci's] knowledge is astounding." Brain Pickings
""Answers for Aristotle" explores diverse yet uniformly fascinating and essential subjects we've previously explored and will continue to explore for the foreseeable lifetime--love, morality, what it means to be human, the meaning of life, the limits of science, and much more." "Skeptical Inquirer"
"[Pigliucci] is that rare academic...who is both an evolutionary biologist and philosopher (he has doctorates in both fields), and so he knows, better than most, that both science and philosophy are essential to understanding ourselves and our world....[A] lively discussion." "New Scientist"
"["Answers for Aristotle"] will make you reflect on both the meaning of science...and of your own life." "Publishers Week