Rebecca Goldstein to speak about philosophy at PPL

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Princeton Public Library’s Spotlight on the Humanities: Philosophy series is set to continue April 7 with a 7 p.m. talk by author Rebecca Goldstein.

Goldstein, a Princeton University graduate and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, will discuss her new book Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away. The book spotlights the drama of philosophy and reveals its hidden role in today’s debates on religion, morality, politics and science.

The program is free and open to the public.

The library is located at 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton.

More information is online at princetonlibrary.org.

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