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118: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

March 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

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This week we talk to Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about the relevance of philosophy in today’s world

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is an American philosopher who is also a novelist and public intellectual. She is the author of ten books, many of which cross the divide between fiction and non-fiction. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton.

Her latest book is called Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away, an exploration of the historical roots and contemporary relevance of philosophy. In the book Plato is brought to life in the 21st century and demonstrates the relevance of philosophy by arguing with contemporary figures such as a software engineer at Google headquarters, a right-wing talk show host, an affective neuroscientist, and others.

Goldstein is a MacArthur Fellow, has won the National Jewish Book Award, and numerous other honors. In September of 2015  she was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama in a ceremony at the White House.

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In This Interview, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein and I Discuss:

  • The One You Feed parable
  • Winning a National Humanities Medal and meeting President Obama
  • Cultivating the positive emotions
  • Her latest book Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away
  • What Plato would say about the Parable of the Two Wolves
  • Plato’s Parable of Two Horses
  • Why virtue is good for us
  • The story of Socrates death
  • The most famous sound bite in the last 2500 years
  • The will to matter
  • The difference between the Hebrew and the Greek approaches to a good life
  • The Greek “ethos of the extraordinary”
  • Socrates approach to being extraordinary
  • Being a good person might not be valued but it is of value
  • Plato’s statement that he would rather be treated unjustly than treat others unjustly
  • The Mattering Map
  • How we all have the need to feel like we matter
  • The question of how to live well is best made by people who study it
  • Why Plato thought that dogs are the most philosophical of animals

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