Philosopher, New York City
Skye C Cleary is the author of How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Fulfillment (2022) and Existentialism and Romantic Love (2015), and co-editor of How to Live a Good Life (2020). She teaches at Columbia University and the City University of New York.
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Thinkers and theories
Being and drunkenness: how to party like an existentialist
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History of ideas
Philosophy shrugged: ignoring Ayn Rand won’t make her go away
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Values and beliefs
Human nature matters
The only way to construct a robust philosophy for life is to have a clear and realistic picture of what makes humans tick
Skye C Cleary & Massimo Pigliucci
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Political philosophy
Simone de Beauvoir’s political philosophy resonates today
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Bioethics
Taking children to an aquarium is a lesson in cruelty
Skye C Cleary