Plato at the Googleplex
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Plato at the Googleplex is a philosophical novel by Rebecca Goldstein that imagines the ancient philosopher Plato engaging with contemporary issues and thinkers in modern settings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plato at the Googleplex canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author |
Rebecca Goldstein
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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
ethics in a secular age
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free speech and censorship ⓘ gender and feminism ⓘ nature of happiness ⓘ relationship between science and philosophy ⓘ relevance of Plato to contemporary issues ⓘ religion and atheism ⓘ role of reason in public life ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCentralCharacter | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780307378194 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dialogues featuring Plato with modern interlocutors
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expository chapters on Plato’s philosophy ⓘ |
| hasReviewIn |
The Guardian
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The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ The Washington Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
interaction between ancient and modern thought
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public understanding of philosophy ⓘ timelessness of philosophical questions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Plato
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contemporary philosophy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | Plato placed in contemporary settings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing Plato into dialogue with contemporary culture
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combining fiction with philosophical analysis ⓘ |
| philosophicalTraditionEngaged |
Platonism
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Googleplex
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modern United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in philosophy
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students of philosophy ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed | 21st century ⓘ |
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