#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 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