Nick Riggle

Nick Riggle dropped out of high school to become a pro skater, participating in stunt shows, demos, and world-class competitions (including three ESPN X Games). He has a BA in philosophy from UC Berkeley and a PhD from New York University. He is currently a philosophy professor at the University of San Diego, and he speaks widely at conferences and workshops around the world. He is the author of over a dozen academic articles and three books: On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck (Penguin 2017), Aesthetic Life and Why It Matters (with Dominic McIver Lopes and Bence Nanay, Oxford University Press, 2022), and This Beauty: A Philosophy of Being Alive (Basic Books, 2022). More information is available at this website, www.nickriggle.com.