Rebecca Goldstein on 21st Century Plato

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In this except from the event, Why Philosophy Won't Go Away, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein brings a fresh perspective to our contemporary dilemmas by allowing us to eavesdrop on Plato as he takes on the modern world.

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