Rebecca Goldstein

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is the author of several novels and nonfiction works, including 36 Arguments for the Existence of God and Plato at the Googleplex. Goldstein earned a Ph.D. in philosophy of science from Princeton University. She is the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” award and the National Humanities Medal, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her latest book is Plato at The Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away and The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us will be published early 2026.