#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

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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