Spark: Plato at The Met

Join novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein and her husband, acclaimed cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker, at this Spark Talk: A New Conversation Series, as they debate the topic of philosophy, past and present, in relation to her new book Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away.

In this latest volume, Goldstein investigates complex concerns in our society today, including sexuality, child-rearing and the reason for existence by allowing us to imagine Plato in today's world.

Speakers

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, philosopher and novelist

Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist