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Read about Susan Neiman's May 2022 Gifford Lecture Series "Heroism for a Time of Victims" at the Gifford Lecture blog.
View the original YouTube playlist with all six lectures (and a Q&A which I did not include) here.
Music Credits:
-Schubert, Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major by Max John
-Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Movement 2
Lecture Table of Contents:
(00:00:00) Host Intro
(00:01:33) Who Needs Heroes?
(01:06:22) Odysseus, the First Modern Hero, and his Critics
(02:09:27) John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
(03:09:43) George Eliot: Heroes Without Faith
(04:22:38) Einstein: Hero to Celebrity
(05:28:54) Paul Robeson: Art in Service of Heroism
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Support me on Patreon!
Read about Susan Neiman's May 2022 Gifford Lecture Series "Heroism for a Time of Victims" at the Gifford Lecture blog.
View the original YouTube playlist with all six lectures (and a Q&A which I did not include) here.
Music Credits:
-Schubert, Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major by Max John
-Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Movement 2
Lecture Table of Contents:
(00:00:00) Host Intro
(00:01:33) Who Needs Heroes?
(01:06:22) Odysseus, the First Modern Hero, and his Critics
(02:09:27) John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
(03:09:43) George Eliot: Heroes Without Faith
(04:22:38) Einstein: Hero to Celebrity
(05:28:54) Paul Robeson: Art in Service of Heroism
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