Rebecca Goldstein
Rebecca Goldstein received her doctorate in philosophy from Princeton University. Her award-winning books include the novels The Mind-Body Problem, Properties of Light, and 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction and nonfiction studies of Kurt Godel and Baruch Spinoza. She has received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, has been designated a Humanist of the Year and a Freethought Heroine, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded the National...See more
Rebecca Goldstein received her doctorate in philosophy from Princeton University. Her award-winning books include the novels The Mind-Body Problem, Properties of Light, and 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction and nonfiction studies of Kurt Godel and Baruch Spinoza. She has received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, has been designated a Humanist of the Year and a Freethought Heroine, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2015. She lives in Massachusetts. See less
Rebecca Goldstein's Featured Books
Rebecca Goldstein book reviews
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36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction
Civility Made Real
by Claude, Aug 15, 2015
Argument as the Civil Thing To Do
To review a work of fiction is to review an artifact. In the novel, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, the title contains a set of terms that is a system ... Read More
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Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
New Hope for Civility
by Claude, Apr 16, 2015
This book Plato at the Googleplex, can be view from three salient aspects. These three aspects are paramount. First there is the aspect it use as an instrument of pedagogy. Second there is the ... Read More
