{"product_id":"mattering-instinct","title":"The Mattering Instinct","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA major, paradigm–shifting work by one of our most dazzling public intellectuals that grapples with humanity’s most fundamental desire: to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ematter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacArthur Fellow and author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlato at the Googleplex\u003c\/em\u003e, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein returns with a book about the primal drive that in our species alone has been transformed into one of our most persistent and universal motivations: the longing to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ematter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on biology, psychology, and philosophy, Goldstein argues that this longing is the source of both interpersonal and societal progress and conflict—the very crux of the human experience. The “mattering map,” a concept that she first introduced in her bestselling novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mind–Body Problem\u003c\/em\u003e, returns to illuminate how our need for significance shapes identity, relationships, and culture. Goldstein seamlessly merges rigorous scholarship with compelling storytelling, offering a framework to understand and harness this universal drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mattering Instinct\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a profound exploration and a major intellectual contribution, decades in the making, of what it means to be human, challenging readers to reconsider their place in the world and their connections to others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silk \u0026 Spine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42081518387303,"sku":"9781324096856","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1249\/3671\/files\/IMG_1354.jpg?v=1779763457","url":"https:\/\/silkandspine.org\/products\/mattering-instinct","provider":"Silk \u0026 Spine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}