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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on The Mattering Instinct

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Apr 29, 202634:47Education

Philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein introduces the idea of the “mattering instinct”—the deep human drive to see our lives as significant. In this conversation, she explores how our longing to matter may arise from th...

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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on The Mattering Instinct is an episode from Closer To Truth by Closer To Truth. Philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein introduces the idea of the “mattering instinct”—the deep human drive to see our lives as si...

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Published Apr 29, 2026, 34:47 long, audio available.