#171 - Heroism for a Time of Victims: Susan Neiman on Modern Myths, Odysseus, Albert Einstein, Paul Robeson, Adorno, George Eliot, Circe, John Brown and the Civil War, and Why We Need Heroes Today

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 2Lecture 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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