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Episode Appearances
Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Feb 10, 2026
The Mattering Instinct: Why We Long to Matter | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein – EP 727
“William James's sister; Victorian woman without mattering outlet; suffered lifelong depression despite connectedness”
The Mattering Instinct and Human ConsciousnessConnectedness vs. Mattering: Philosophical DistinctionEntropy as Moral Framework for Meaning
View AnalysisSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 12, 2026
340 | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why It Matters
“William James's sister; example of person without outlet for mattering project, became professional invalid”
Philosophy of Naturalism and Meaning-MakingHuman Psychology and Self-ReflectionThermodynamics and Life as Counter-Entropy
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