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Nick Riggle

Nick Riggle is associate professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego. The author of On Being Awesome, he regularly lectures at top philosophy departments internationally. His work has been published in McSweeney’s, Aeon, and Hyperallergic, among other outlets. He lives in San Diego, California. His latest book is This Beauty.


“I Didn’t Ask to Be Here.” Or: How Do We Find Value in This Life?

Nick Riggle on Ocean Vuong and the Mysterious Beauty of Being Alive
December 16, 2022  By Nick Riggle
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