Frank A. Sicoli

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Frank A. Sicoli 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. During this period,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 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. However this relationship was cut short because of a political disagreement surrounding what he called "Anita's dogmatic support of Hillary Clinton". He also made an appearance on the News12 program, Long Island Talks. Prof. Sicoli has been a sharp critic of the Bush administration.

Prof. Sicoli lives in 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 hobbies include wine-tasting and playing clarinet and guitar.

He is currently working on a manuscript that bridges the gap between metaphysics and ethics.