Rebecca Goldstein: Why it matters to matter
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Rebecca Goldstein: Why it matters to matter

2026-02-10

A philosopher and novelist, she has spent 40 years pondering why we all have a longing to matter. She’s talked with dozens of people about their own need to matter, and tells their stories in her new book, The Mattering Instinct.


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