Frank A. Sicoli (15 August, 1978 - )is professor of philosophy at Hofstra University. His relatively short career of teaching has proven to be marked by great popularity and success. In addition to Hofstra, Professor Sicoli has also taught at Long Island University's, C.W. Post campus, where he shared an office with Arthur Lothstein, one of America's foremost Emerson scholars.
His undergraduate work showed early on a unique passion and determination to solve the "great riddle of existence". During this time he was introduced to the great American philosopher, John J. McDermott. This was a turning a point in his philosophic career. He is quot…
Frank A. Sicoli (15 August, 1978 - )is professor of philosophy at Hofstra University. His relatively short career of teaching has proven to be marked by great popularity and success. In addition to Hofstra, Professor Sicoli has also taught at Long Island University's, C.W. Post campus, where he shared an office with Arthur Lothstein, one of America's foremost Emerson scholars.
His undergraduate work showed early on a unique passion and determination to solve the "great riddle of existence". During this time he was introduced to the great American philosopher, John J. McDermott. This was a turning a point in his philosophic career. He is quoted as saying, "John McDermott's writings on pedagogy have single-handedly revolutionized the way I approach teaching philosophy." During the period of four years,he served as president of the National Honor Society and was the recipient of the Alan Skelly Award for Philosophical Excellence.
His graduate studies began at the New School for Social Research, where for three years he attended classes taught by Richard Bernstein, Dmitri Nikulin, and Agnes Heller. Although he excelled academically, he grew somewhat disenchanted by the cost and lack of financial support from the university. He withdrew from the New School and is currently deciding between several top-flight universities.
The reach of his work has also made its way into the world of journalism and political commentary. He served as the Long Island Representative and published work in The Woody Creeker, a magazine dedicated to Hunter Thompson's legacy. He was brought into the magazine by Anita Thompson. He also made an appearance on the News12 political program, Long Island Talks. Prof. Sicoli has been an outspoken critic of the Bush administration.
Prof. Sicoli lives in his lifelong hometown of Garden City, New York and enjoys spending weekends on the North Fork of Long Island. His interests include 19th century German Philosophy with a concentration on Arthur Schopenhauer, cognitive science, and evolutionary biology. His father and mother are both alive and reside in Nassau County. His father was a highly respected furniture salesman at Bloomingdale's NYC. The nature of his work often surrounded him by the New York literati and celebrities. During this period, he grew friendly with such figures as Neil Simon and Robert Deniro. His mother, Dolores is a longtime employee of the Elmont School District, and works in the AV department. She began working after raising three children.
He is currently working on a manuscript that bridges the gap between metaphysics and ethics.
