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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1950-02-23 （White Plains, New York, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Judaism (by birth) / secular/atheist (later)
居住地歴
White Plains (birth) → New York City (professional base) → London (visiting appointment)

経歴

職業
philosopher, novelist, non-fiction writer, university professor, essayist
活動期間
1972年〜
所属
Barnard College (faculty), Columbia University, Rutgers University, Trinity College (Connecticut), Harvard University (Radcliffe Institute fellow), New York University (visiting professor), New College of the Humanities (London, visiting professor), World Economic Forum (Council on Values)
所属団体
World Economic Forum (Council on Values), Secular Coalition for America (advisory board)
影響を受けた人物
Thomas Nagel, William James (subject of fictionalization)
影響を与えた人物
contemporary philosophical fiction writers and public intellectuals

学歴

City College of New York
国: United States
Attended as undergraduate (some coursework)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
国: United States
Attended as undergraduate (some coursework)
Barnard College
学位: BA
期間: 1968–1972
卒業年: 1972
国: United States
Graduated valedictorian in 1972
Princeton University
Department of Philosophy
学位: PhD
国: United States
Ph.D. in philosophy of science; studied with Thomas Nagel

受賞歴

National Humanities Medal
2014
主催: National Endowment for the Humanities
結果: 受賞
Richard Dawkins Award
2014
主催: Richard Dawkins Award (presenting organizations vary)
結果: 受賞
Montgomery Fellow
2013
主催: Dartmouth College
結果: 受賞
Moment Magazine Creativity Award
2013
主催: Moment Magazine
結果: 受賞
Franke Visiting Fellow
2012
主催: Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University
結果: 受賞
American Humanist Association Humanist of the Year
2011
主催: American Humanist Association
結果: 受賞
Freethought Heroine (Freedom from Religion Foundation)
2011
主催: Freedom from Religion Foundation
結果: 受賞
Miller Scholar
2011
主催: Santa Fe Institute
結果: 受賞
Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Book of 2010
2010
対象作品: Thirty-Six Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction
主催: The Christian Science Monitor
結果: 選出
Humanist Laureate (International Academy of Humanism)
2008
主催: International Academy of Humanism
結果: 受賞
Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
2006
主催: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
結果: 受賞（フェローシップ）
Guggenheim Fellowship
2006
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
Koret Jewish Book Award (Jewish Thought)
2006
対象作品: Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity
部門: 思想
主催: Koret Foundation / Jewish Book Council
結果: 受賞
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2005
主催: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
結果: 選出
MacArthur Fellowship
1996
主催: MacArthur Foundation
結果: 受賞
National Jewish Book Award
1995
対象作品: Mazel
主催: Jewish Book Council
結果: 受賞
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
1995
対象作品: Mazel
主催: Edward Lewis Wallant Award (University of Hartford)
結果: 受賞
Whiting Award
1991
主催: Whiting Foundation
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Mind-Body Problem

1983年 philosophical fiction

A serio-comic novel exploring the conflict between emotion and intelligence, the nature of mathematical genius, the challenges faced by intellectual women, and Jewish tradition and identity; described by the author as a philosophically motivated novel.

reason vs. emotionmathematical geniusidentityJewish identity

The Late-Summer Passion of a Woman of Mind

1989年 literary fiction (set in academia)

Set in academia, this novel depicts the passions and struggles of an intellectually engaged woman.

academic culturewomen in academiapassion and reason

The Dark Sister

1993年 historical/biographical fiction

A fictionalization drawing on family and professional issues related to William James.

history of psychologyfamily conflictbelief and doubt

Strange Attractors: Stories

1993年 short stories

A collection of short stories; named a New York Times Notable Book and a National Jewish Honor Book.

intergenerational storiesfemale perspectivesJewish themes

Mazel

1995年 novel

A novel involving three generations of women; explores Jewish culture and personal fate.

family historyJewish culturefate

Properties of Light: A Novel of Love, Betrayal, and Quantum Physics

2000年 ghost story / novel engaging with scientific themes

A ghost story about love, betrayal, and quantum physics.

science and relationshipsquantum metaphorloss and memory

Thirty-Six Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction

2010年 fiction exploring religion and reason

Explores controversies over religion and reason through the story of a psychology professor who wrote an atheist bestseller; selected as a favorite by NPR and named best fiction of 2010 by The Christian Science Monitor.

religion and reasonsecularismprivate belief and public life

Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel

2005年 biographical non-fiction / history of ideas

A biographical study of Kurt Gödel's work and its philosophical implications, written for a general audience.

philosophy of mathematicsrigor and paradoxlimits of knowledge

Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity

2006年 biography / intellectual history

Examines Baruch de Spinoza's life and thought to explore the origins of modernity, secularism, and humanism.

Spinoza studiesmodernitysecularism and humanism

Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away

2014年 philosophy / essays

Explores the historical roots and contemporary relevance of philosophy through dialogues and essays.

public philosophydialogue between classical and contemporary thoughtpractical philosophy

全著作

  • The Mind-Body Problem (1983)
  • The Late-Summer Passion of a Woman of Mind (1989)
  • The Dark Sister (1993)
  • Strange Attractors: Stories (1993)
  • Mazel (1995)
  • Properties of Light (2000)
  • Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (2005)
  • Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity (2006)
  • Thirty-Six Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction (2010)
  • Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away (2014)

作風・主題

文体
philosophical and logical narrationclear, reflective essayistic proseintegration of scientific knowledge into fiction
頻出モチーフ
reason vs. faithindividual vs. traditionintersection of science and ethics

評価・遺産

Goldstein is known as a writer and philosopher who bridges philosophy and fiction. She weaves rigorous philosophical arguments into accessible narratives and is recognized as a public intellectual advocating secularism and humanism. Her many fellowships and awards reflect a legacy of fostering interdisciplinary dialogue.

関連学会

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow)

資料所蔵先

  • Barnard College related archives (materials held)

大衆文化への影響

  • Often mentioned as a prominent female public intellectual within the wave of 'new new atheists'

引用

  • In short, I wanted to write a philosophically motivated novel.
    出典: Comment regarding The Mind-Body Problem (interview/author's remark) (1983年)
  • I lived Orthodox for a long time... Then it went away, and I was a happy little atheist.
    出典: 2006 interview (Luke Ford) (2006年)

豆知識

  • Graduated valedictorian from Barnard College in 1972.
  • Received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1996.
  • Won the National Jewish Book Award and the Edward Lewis Wallant Award in 1995 for Mazel.
  • Married cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker in 2007.
  • Daughters Yael Goldstein Love (novelist) and Danielle Blau (poet).